Yousef Anastas

Yousef Anastas is an architect, engineer, and co-founder of Radio Alhara, an online radio platform launched in Bethlehem during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Radio Alhara has grown into an international space for sonic resistance, political expression, and collective listening, broadcasting contributions from artists, musicians, and activists around the world.

Alongside his work with the radio, Yousef is also a co-founder of the architectural practice AAU Anastas, the design platform Local Industries, and the Wonder Cabinet, a cultural space for experimentation in Bethlehem. His practice navigates the intersection of architecture, craft, and sound, and he is currently pursuing a PhD focused on structural stone and stereotomy.