Middle Eastern Descent Archives

Martha Ansara

Martha Ansara was one of the first women in Australia to work as a cinematographer.

Noura Al Sayeh-Holtrop is a Palestinian architect and curator who has worked for the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) as Advisor for Heritage Projects and Head of Architecture Affairs (2009–).

Zainab O M Gaafar

Zainab O. M. Gaafar is a Sudanese architect and the founder and general manager of Studio Urban, a multidisciplinary research studio in Khartoum that focuses on urban studies research, consultancy, media production, and mapping.

Sumaya Dabbagh

Sumaya Dabbagh is the founder and principal architect at Dabbagh Architects in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE, 2008–), and one of the first women architects in the UAE to establish an architectural firm.

Dr Marwa Al-Sabouni

Sydrian architect and author who co-founded Arabic Gate for Architectural News, the first Arabic language news platform dedicated to architectural news.

Nuha Albaqal

Yemeni architect

Azzah Aldeghather

The first licensed woman architect and consultant in Saudi Arabia, and founder and principal architect at Mimaria Architectural Consultants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1988–).

Tabriz warrior

A 2,000-year-old body found entombed with a sword was discovered in Tabriz, Iran—initially assumed to be male because of the sword, tests in 2004 confirmed it was a woman.