The Feminist Park project was born out of both academic research and lived experience. Husseim drew from over 300 academic papers he read during his Bachelor’s and Master’s studies. He reached out to peers, professors, feminists, planners, artists, and activists. What began as a one-person vision is now growing into a movement in different countries.

One of his closest collaborators is Sofia, an architect, researcher and cultural organizer. Together, they hope to expand the project beyond Berlin and into a transnational dialogue on space, gender, care, and justice.

People often ask Husseim what draws him - a cis man - to feminist urbanism. His answer "Why shouldn't it? Feminism is a matter incumbent for all!"

Husseim’s positionality as a racialized person, migrant, man is interesting. He acknowledges the limitations of his own perspective but uses it as a tool for empathy and solidarity. He states, "I will never be able to understand in my own body what it feels like to walk through space as someone who is read or identifies as a woman - I identify and am read as a man. But due to me being a racialize person and someone who has experienced so much racism, I can identify systems and structures that are biased against people that diverge from the norm. Therefore, I can understand how other people pushed to the periphery, including migrants, queer people, women, and people with different needs and from different classes are affected by these structures and systems."

He believes that different forms of discrimination, while distinct, are interconnected. While feminism and anti-racism address different forms of oppression—one focusing on gender and the other on race - they share a great deal in their core principles and analytical frameworks. Both movements are rooted in the belief that certain social systems are structured to benefit a dominant group at the expense of others. They both seek to dismantle these unjust systems and advocate for equity and liberation for marginalized groups. He believes that "The discourses support each other, and the different lenses help return the gaze back to oppressive and unjust systems and structures," he explains. This perspective allows him to approach the Feminist Park project with a deep sense of humility and a genuine commitment to amplifying the voices of those who have been historically marginalized.

Husseim doesn’t claim to speak for women, or on behalf of others. He is carving out a role for men in feminist practice—one based on solidarity, learning, support, and accountability. In a world where too few men are actively engaged in feminist work, Husseim’s commitment stands out. It’s part of what makes the Feminist Park project both unique and powerful.

Sofia, a migrant and Latina architect, brings a vital intersectional perspective to The Feminist Park project. Her experiences as a woman navigating public spaces, combined with her cultural background, allow her to challenge traditional, Eurocentric urban design. She champions a vision for the park that prioritizes not only safety and accessibility, but also a sense of belonging for migrant and multicultural communities, ultimately creating a more equitable and inclusive public space.

The Feminist Park is still unfolding. It is part concept, part critique, part dream, part blueprint. It’s a research-based, community-rooted, imagination-led initiative to ask one simple but radical question:

What would a public park look like if it were designed through feminist principles?

Not just safer. Not just cleaner. But more joyful, more inclusive, more responsive to the realities and desires of all who move through it.

Husseim continues to work toward a PhD, hoping to deepen the project’s theoretical grounding and broaden its reach.

The Feminist Park is not a fixed place.

It is an invitation.