Suad Amiry has lived most of her life between Amman, Damascus, Beirut and Cairo and now lives in Ramallah, Palestine. Amiry is the founder of the Palestinian NGO RIWAQ, a winner of the 2013 Aga Khan award for Architecture. Riwaq documents conserves and rehabilitates historic buildings and centers in rural Palestine. She’s also the author of Sharon and My Mother in Law, which won the prestigious Premeo Viareggio award.