Abdulwahab has been particularly involved in the rehabilitation of the old city of Aleppo where she has worked both in public agencies (Directorate of Tourism) and with international organizations (German international organization for technical cooperation (GIZ), the German bank for cooperation (KFW), UNRWA). Recently, she has worked as assistant manager on Informal Settlements in Aleppo for the GIZ- UDP (UDP is the Project of Urban Development, within the Syrian German cooperation Agreement). Abdulwahab holds in B-Arch in Architecture from the University of Aleppo (‘1990) and a diploma in History and Architectural Theory (Aleppo University, 2002).