We are thrilled to announce that long-term Futuress community member Heba Daghistani will support us from January to July 2026! After participating in Futuress’ second fellowship, the Troublemakers’ Class of 2020, ours and Heba’s paths have crossed many times. Not only did Heba publish two touching, powerful texts on identity, nationless-ness, war, and change—The Labyrinth to the Pomegranate Tree and Circling the Circassian Identity—but she was also part of Futuress’ presentation at the 2021 Weltformat Festival, and most recently co-moderated a Futuress Let’s Talk session on Institutional Life.
Heba will be supporting us by communicating across our various channels, laying out text on the Futuress website, putting together our newsletter, and designing the Futuress’ social media content!
Heba Daghistani (she/her) is a Northern Caucasian born in Syria, raised in the United Arab Emirates, and now based in the Netherlands. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the University of Sharjah, UAE, and a Master’s in Situated Design from St. Joost School of Art and Design in the Netherlands. She is a process- and research-driven designer passionate about crafting narratives, questioning social stigmas, and community-focused solutions through design. Currently, Heba is exploring audio narrative storytelling in her project Meshwar مشوار, pushing herself to gain the confidence to publish while continuously learning the intricacies of audio publishing and podcasting.
