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Eyad Houssami writes about the history of science, the environment, and culture. His first book as editor, Doomed by Hope: Essays on Arab Theatre (2012), was published in Arabic and English. After studying at Yale, he moved to Syria and then Lebanon, where he lived for more than a decade. There, he trained as an apprentice on the revitalization of an ancient organic farm. He later completed a doctorate at the University of Leeds, fully supported by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. His individual projects have been supported by the likes of the Prince Claus Fund (The Netherlands), Sundance Institute (US), and the Saison Foundation (Japan). He lives in Berlin.
