Yara Saifi

Biographic Data

ID638835
NAMEYara Saifi
GIVEN NAMESYara
FAMILY NAMESaifi
SIGNATURESAIFI Y
AFFILIATIONSAl-Quds University
ORCID0000-0002-7384-2503
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Urban planning policies and children

    Yara Saifi, Buad KhalesARTICLEContemporary Levant2023References: 9

    This article undertakes a physical assessment of the outdoor environment of Israeli-administered kindergartens in East Jerusalem. It investigates their suitability to accommodate the proper development and growth of the Palestinian children who use them. Due to Israeli-imposed policies and laws and the lack of proper urban planning, scope for Palestinian growth and expansion in East Jerusalem is limited. This has resulted in a shortage of spaces,…

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls? Towards a Flexible Concept of Authenticity for Religious Heritage Buildings in Political Conflict Zones – Case of Northern Cyprus

    Yara Saifi, Hülya Yüceer et al.ARTICLEHeritage & Society2022

    This article discusses the possibility of developing an understanding of the concept of authenticity through the understanding of authenticity in architectural terms, specifically religious heritage buildings in areas of political conflict. Although authenticity has been a continuous subject of debate in the field of heritage studies, however, we argue that difficulties in coming to terms with its application in areas of conflict are still persis…

  • Reproduction of Palestinian Heterotopic Space

    Maha Samman, Yara SaifiARTICLEMiddle East Critique2022References: 7

    This article was written during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in East Jerusalem between March and June 2020. It discusses how the Palestinians approached the pandemic within the context of occupation, and how they used their power to reproduce what Henri Lefebvre called heterotopic spaces. People articulated these spaces accumulatively as they sought meaning in their daily lives, while managing the pandemic and benefitting from their pr…

  • Revisiting the Conditions of Authenticity for Built Heritage in Areas of Conflict

    Open AccessYara Saifi, Hülya Yüceer et al.ARTICLEHeritage2021Cited by: 2References: 10

    This article examines the application of conditions of authenticity within the context of built heritage management in areas of political conflict, where heritage management can be seen as a political act rather than a means of protection. It focuses on values attributed to built heritage that can be targeted or reinvented by the dominant power in areas of conflict with minorities being powerless to intervene. The argument is built around the Agi…

  • Role of universities in preserving cultural heritage in areas of conflict

    Yara SaifiARTICLEInternational Journal of Cultural…2020Cited by: 1References: 5

    People living under occupation continue their struggle against loss of land by preserving their authentic cultural heritage, narrative, identity, and very existence in various ways. This paper sets out the efforts of Palestinian universities to protect their cultural heritage in the face of continuing Israeli occupation, which demonstrate resilience by building sustainable livelihoods. This includes raising awareness of their cultural heritage, a…

  • Maintaining the absent other

    Yara Saifi, Hülya YüceerARTICLEInternational Journal of Heritage…2013Cited by: 6References: 11

    This article explores the relationships between heritage and conflict by focusing on the re-use of religious architectural heritage in conflicts that resulted in the displacement of communities. Such re-uses place the autonomy of buildings in the absence of their original users under question. The study focuses on three churches in the northern part of Cyprus, which had new functions assigned by the actual community after the displacement of the …