Alia Rayyan is a research assistant at the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik, Central Institute of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, focusing on the theory and practice of interdisciplinary curating. She completed her dissertation “Decolonizing Socially Engaged Art Practice in Non-Western Contexts” within the DFG Research Training Group “Cultures of Critique”. For over 20 years, she has worked as an art critic, writer, lecturer, policy advisor, and curator in cities like Berlin, Beirut, and Ramallah. Rayyan co-founded a magazine spotlighting contemporary art from the MENA region, and collaborated with international cultural organizations and publications.