Reyhan Sabri
Biographic Data
| ID | 3065824 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reyhan Sabri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reyhan |
| FAMILY NAME | Sabri |
| SIGNATURE | SABRI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sharjah |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1543-7451 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Governance Gaps and Environmental Pressures
The sustainable management of archaeological heritage is increasingly confronted by complex challenges stemming from environmental pressures, accelerated development, and governance shortcomings. Failaka Island, located off the coast of Kuwait and home to over four millennia of continuous settlement, exemplifies these tensions. Despite the island’s cultural and natural significance, conservation efforts have been impeded by fragmented governance …
The uncomfortable truths of adaptive reuse
Despite being regarded as a sustainable conservation strategy for safeguarding the material fabric of disused built heritage, adaptive reuse is an ethically problematic practice when considering faith-to-faith conversions of defunct religious buildings in politically complex environments. This paper aims to explore the scope of the spatial transformations and symbolic representations involved in such conversions, as well as their ramifications on…
A Future Beyond the Impasse? Exploring Post-Conflict Religious Heritage
With the alarming rise in intercommunal conflicts worldwide, knowledge regarding post-conflict cultural heritage issues must advance to help formulate effective management systems and policies. Through an Actor-Network Theory-inspired approach, this paper explores the actors’ role in protecting religious heritage sites abandoned by displaced communities. Discourse analysis of relevant literature and empirical data from exhaustive fieldwork docume…
The living religious heritage of displaced communities
Purpose Places of worship have historically been maintained using traditional building management techniques, including regular monitoring, upkeep and maintenance provided by their religious communities. This paper examines the conservation issues arising after the forced displacement of the traditional custodians, which is a significant concern in conflict-ridden environments. Design/methodology/approach As a unique example of a long-term confli…
Museums and Museumification in Post-Conflict Contexts
Because of their crucial role in interpreting histories, museums and the artefacts they display create a space for stories essential to cultural heritage. The destruction of museums causes irreversible losses in the cultural identity and memory of the local and global communities. Yet, despite international attempts to prevent them from being targeted, museums were extensively damaged (directly or collaterally) in almost all contemporary internat…
The politics and ethical dilemmas of architectural conservation in an unrecognised state
There is little known about the architectural conservation policies, mechanisms, and dynamics within the contested boundaries of unrecognised states. This paper redresses this lack of information and discusses the situation in northern Cyprus, an exemplary case of a long-surviving de facto state. Following its secession in 1974, the Turkish Cypriot community assumed responsibility for a substantial portfolio of monuments and heritage structures w…
Safeguarding the colonial era's ecclesiastical heritage
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current conservation state of colonial-era ecclesiastical buildings in Yorubaland (South-Western Nigeria) and the mechanics of their upkeep. The article also discusses the parameters of formulating a balanced protection-use model for the management of these buildings. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining participatory observations and documentation, s…
Predicaments in the Management of Religious Heritage Buildings and Sites in Nigeria
Perhaps the most challenging heritage management issue since the beginning of the modern conservation movement relates to religious buildings and sites. This paper investigates approaches to the management of religious heritage buildings and sites in Osogbo, a multireligious Nigerian city, through the perspectives of various stakeholders. These stakeholders include the State, and its role in formal legislation and enforcement, the religious autho…
Rethinking the conservation of Afro-Brazilian mosque legacy
The focus of this paper is the state of conservation of the Afro-Brazilian mosques in Yorubaland in Nigeria. These mosques signify a symbolic moment in West Africa’s architectural history as a cross-fertilization of Luso-Brazilian architectural elements with West African Islamic architectural traditions. Their architectural characteristics have been described based on extensive fieldwork in Yorubaland, during which they have been identified, loca…
Greek nationalism, architectural narratives, and a gymnasium that wasn't
This paper seeks to further the discussion that positions archaeological interpretation as a practice entangled between professional ethics and political circumstances. Perhaps the most obvious route for the mobilisation of extant architecture is to recruit it into nationalist discourses. An example of this is the case of the Roman Bath-Gymnasium Complex at Salamis (Cyprus), which can be used to illustrate how nationalism can call forth convenien…
From an Inconsequential Legacy to National Heritage
Cyprus came under British control in 1878. At this time the Western-based orientalist mind-set, which saw ‘Ottoman’ as a synonym for stagnation was at its zenith, and this view was strategically disseminated as the European empires expanded. This also coincided with the evolution of the ethnic-nationalism that facilitated the formation of national heritage constructs. By analysing the case of Cyprus, a place which is entangled with British coloni…
Transitions in the OttomanWaqf's traditional building upkeep and maintenance system in Cyprus during the British colonial era (1878-1960) and the emergence of selective architectural conservation prac…
How did the Waqf, a widespread Islamic historic institution in the non-Western world which promoted traditional building upkeep and maintenance systems, cope with the emerging architectural conservation understandings of the modern era? How did colonial transfers of knowledge, expertise and political considerations influence these systems? The present study explores these questions by examining the case of the Ottoman Waqf (Evkaf) institution in …
The politics and ethical dilemmas of architectural conservation in an unrecognised state
There is little known about the architectural conservation policies, mechanisms, and dynamics within the contested boundaries of unrecognised states. This paper redresses this lack of information and discusses the situation in northern Cyprus, an exemplary case of a long-surviving de facto state. Following its secession in 1974, the Turkish Cypriot community assumed responsibility for a substantial portfolio of monuments and heritage structures w…
Greek nationalism, architectural narratives, and a gymnasium that wasn't
This paper seeks to further the discussion that positions archaeological interpretation as a practice entangled between professional ethics and political circumstances. Perhaps the most obvious route for the mobilisation of extant architecture is to recruit it into nationalist discourses. An example of this is the case of the Roman Bath-Gymnasium Complex at Salamis (Cyprus), which can be used to illustrate how nationalism can call forth convenien…
Transitions in the OttomanWaqf's traditional building upkeep and maintenance system in Cyprus during the British colonial era (1878-1960) and the emergence of selective architectural conservation prac…
How did the Waqf, a widespread Islamic historic institution in the non-Western world which promoted traditional building upkeep and maintenance systems, cope with the emerging architectural conservation understandings of the modern era? How did colonial transfers of knowledge, expertise and political considerations influence these systems? The present study explores these questions by examining the case of the Ottoman Waqf (Evkaf) institution in …
The uncomfortable truths of adaptive reuse
Despite being regarded as a sustainable conservation strategy for safeguarding the material fabric of disused built heritage, adaptive reuse is an ethically problematic practice when considering faith-to-faith conversions of defunct religious buildings in politically complex environments. This paper aims to explore the scope of the spatial transformations and symbolic representations involved in such conversions, as well as their ramifications on…
Rethinking the conservation of Afro-Brazilian mosque legacy
The focus of this paper is the state of conservation of the Afro-Brazilian mosques in Yorubaland in Nigeria. These mosques signify a symbolic moment in West Africa’s architectural history as a cross-fertilization of Luso-Brazilian architectural elements with West African Islamic architectural traditions. Their architectural characteristics have been described based on extensive fieldwork in Yorubaland, during which they have been identified, loca…
Transitions in the OttomanWaqf's traditional building upkeep and maintenance system in Cyprus during the British colonial era (1878-1960) and the emergence of selective architectural conservation prac…
How did the Waqf, a widespread Islamic historic institution in the non-Western world which promoted traditional building upkeep and maintenance systems, cope with the emerging architectural conservation understandings of the modern era? How did colonial transfers of knowledge, expertise and political considerations influence these systems? The present study explores these questions by examining the case of the Ottoman Waqf (Evkaf) institution in …
From an Inconsequential Legacy to National Heritage
Cyprus came under British control in 1878. At this time the Western-based orientalist mind-set, which saw ‘Ottoman’ as a synonym for stagnation was at its zenith, and this view was strategically disseminated as the European empires expanded. This also coincided with the evolution of the ethnic-nationalism that facilitated the formation of national heritage constructs. By analysing the case of Cyprus, a place which is entangled with British coloni…
Predicaments in the Management of Religious Heritage Buildings and Sites in Nigeria
Perhaps the most challenging heritage management issue since the beginning of the modern conservation movement relates to religious buildings and sites. This paper investigates approaches to the management of religious heritage buildings and sites in Osogbo, a multireligious Nigerian city, through the perspectives of various stakeholders. These stakeholders include the State, and its role in formal legislation and enforcement, the religious autho…
Rethinking the conservation of Afro-Brazilian mosque legacy
The focus of this paper is the state of conservation of the Afro-Brazilian mosques in Yorubaland in Nigeria. These mosques signify a symbolic moment in West Africa’s architectural history as a cross-fertilization of Luso-Brazilian architectural elements with West African Islamic architectural traditions. Their architectural characteristics have been described based on extensive fieldwork in Yorubaland, during which they have been identified, loca…
Greek nationalism, architectural narratives, and a gymnasium that wasn't
This paper seeks to further the discussion that positions archaeological interpretation as a practice entangled between professional ethics and political circumstances. Perhaps the most obvious route for the mobilisation of extant architecture is to recruit it into nationalist discourses. An example of this is the case of the Roman Bath-Gymnasium Complex at Salamis (Cyprus), which can be used to illustrate how nationalism can call forth convenien…
Safeguarding the colonial era's ecclesiastical heritage
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current conservation state of colonial-era ecclesiastical buildings in Yorubaland (South-Western Nigeria) and the mechanics of their upkeep. The article also discusses the parameters of formulating a balanced protection-use model for the management of these buildings. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining participatory observations and documentation, s…
The politics and ethical dilemmas of architectural conservation in an unrecognised state
There is little known about the architectural conservation policies, mechanisms, and dynamics within the contested boundaries of unrecognised states. This paper redresses this lack of information and discusses the situation in northern Cyprus, an exemplary case of a long-surviving de facto state. Following its secession in 1974, the Turkish Cypriot community assumed responsibility for a substantial portfolio of monuments and heritage structures w…
Museums and Museumification in Post-Conflict Contexts
Because of their crucial role in interpreting histories, museums and the artefacts they display create a space for stories essential to cultural heritage. The destruction of museums causes irreversible losses in the cultural identity and memory of the local and global communities. Yet, despite international attempts to prevent them from being targeted, museums were extensively damaged (directly or collaterally) in almost all contemporary internat…
A Future Beyond the Impasse? Exploring Post-Conflict Religious Heritage
With the alarming rise in intercommunal conflicts worldwide, knowledge regarding post-conflict cultural heritage issues must advance to help formulate effective management systems and policies. Through an Actor-Network Theory-inspired approach, this paper explores the actors’ role in protecting religious heritage sites abandoned by displaced communities. Discourse analysis of relevant literature and empirical data from exhaustive fieldwork docume…
The living religious heritage of displaced communities
Purpose Places of worship have historically been maintained using traditional building management techniques, including regular monitoring, upkeep and maintenance provided by their religious communities. This paper examines the conservation issues arising after the forced displacement of the traditional custodians, which is a significant concern in conflict-ridden environments. Design/methodology/approach As a unique example of a long-term confli…
Governance Gaps and Environmental Pressures
The sustainable management of archaeological heritage is increasingly confronted by complex challenges stemming from environmental pressures, accelerated development, and governance shortcomings. Failaka Island, located off the coast of Kuwait and home to over four millennia of continuous settlement, exemplifies these tensions. Despite the island’s cultural and natural significance, conservation efforts have been impeded by fragmented governance …
The uncomfortable truths of adaptive reuse
Despite being regarded as a sustainable conservation strategy for safeguarding the material fabric of disused built heritage, adaptive reuse is an ethically problematic practice when considering faith-to-faith conversions of defunct religious buildings in politically complex environments. This paper aims to explore the scope of the spatial transformations and symbolic representations involved in such conversions, as well as their ramifications on…
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Cultural heritage (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · History (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works)