Research groups
Research interests
- Cultural Heritage Management
- Maritime Heritage Management
- Archaeological Site Management
- Museum Studies
- Cultural Heritage Preservation and Interpretation
Current research
In August 2019, I was awarded an HFF scholarship to start my doctoral research at the University of Southampton. I combined my experience and study to develop a research topic focusing on heritage preservation and public interpretation of the Red Sea heritage. The maritime archaeological sites along the western coast of the Red Sea in Egypt connected form an important archive of the early maritime activity in this area over several periods from the ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom (c. 2500 B.C.) to modern history. My research, finished in 2023, is concerned with looking into the Red Sea heritage sites together for the first time from a management perspective and exploring the potential of public presentation and interpretation of these sites as a tool for preservation and development by defining the main archaeological resources, their condition and their potential for display. Then, survey how the different stakeholders conceive of their heritage. Finally, it suggests convenient management strategies through comparison with similar case studies to ensure sustainable archaeological heritage management of the heritage resources to achieve better community outreach of the area’s maritime heritage, help involve the local community in the preservation process and raise public awareness to safeguard the Red Sea heritage. The research aims to help promote a new perspective on maritime heritage studies in Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, considering the complete process of heritage management, not only identification, excavations and analysis, but going beyond to considering the sustainable preservation and public presentation of the heritage resources.
