ENGAGE EVENTS AND RESEARCH SEMINARS

ENGAGE NETWORK 1st International Conference

TOWARDS A GLOBAL AGENDA FOR HUMANITARIAN HERITAGE

A community-centred vision towards the future of global heritage

Monday,14-Wednesday,16 June 2021 Nottingham – Delhi – Baghdad – Tunis– Cairo

ENGAGE Network: Conference Programme

The Conference Programme aims to bring together regional teams and experts who have collaborated with the Network or undertaken well defined to develop its research agenda, developmental studies and implementation programme. It brings to a conclusion the first Phase of the ENGAGE Network global research programme and contributes to building the Network research programme that is driven by the local knowledge, understanding of challenges and potential opportunities. It will draw on lessons learned, and knowledge exchanged amongst local and regional teams, with a particular focus on the needs of local communities, stakeholders and policymakers, to sustain and build upon relationships to develop a peaceful and productive engagement that benefit heritage sites, practices and communities across national and regional borders.

The Programme of the Conference comprises 3 days of research panels, presentations and debates. Those will take place virtually for the ENGAGE Network Hubs in the UK, Iraq, India, Tunisia and Egypt. All panels will comprise research reports, papers and presentations that cover a series of case studies, under one of the following research and partnership tracks:

Research Engagement: Understanding Local Challenges

Talks under this track will bring together presentations from research and academic partners to underline socio-economic challenges that hinder heritage communities’ ability to develop a sustainable approach to community heritage preservation with economic and cultural impact on the most vulnerable groups.

Communities of Change: Engaging with Heritage Communities at Borders of Engagement.

Papers will report on the research and work of representatives of heritage communities, local civil society organisations, and NGOs to bring local voices, concerns and developmental, social and economic challenges that face community heritage preservation and development.

Negotiating Power: Debating Sustainable Development Priorities for Border Communities

This strand will debate heritage regeneration and developmental priorities for governments, local authorities and international organisations. It will uncover the development challenges across borders of conflict, considering the interventional approach of international organisations and corporations.

Conference Programme

DAY ONE - MONDAY 14th JUNE 2021

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Nottingham, UK [09.00am-12.00pm BST]

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09.00-11.00 ENGAGE-UK: Opening Session (A1)

Humanitarian Heritage: Global perspectives and Theoretical Encounters

10.50– 12.00 ENGAGE-UK: Session (A2)

Preserving community heritage and identity: Lessons from post-conflict Contexts

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Baghdad, IRAQ [13.00pm-17.00pm BST/ (+2Hrs) Iraq Time]
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13.00- 15.00 ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B1)

Communities and cultural heritage in urban Iraq: Challenges and opportunities

15.00- 16.40 . ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B2)

Deciphering the multi-layered urban and cultural heritage of urban Iraq

DAY TWO - TUESDAY 15th JUNE 2021
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Tunis, TUNISIA [09.00am-13.00pm BST/ (+0HRs) Tunisia Time]

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09.00- 11.00 ENGAGE-TUNISIA: Session (C1)

Urban heritage of Maghrab: Diversity and inclusion of marginalised communities

11.00- 13.00 . ENGAGE-Tunisia: Session (C2)

Marginalised youth and heritage communities in North Africa

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Cairo, EGYPT [13.00pm-17.00pm BST/ (+1Hrs) Egypt Time]

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13.00- 14.30 ENGAGE-EGYPT: Session (D1)

Polarised cultural heritage in Egypt: Heritage communities and sites

14.30- 16.00 ENGAGE-Egypt: Session (D2)

Innovative approaches to heritage protection and preservation in Egypt

DAY THREE - WEDNESDAY 16th JUNE 2021
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Delhi, INDIA [09.00am-13.00pm BST/ (+4.30Hrs) India Time]

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09.00- 10.30 ENGAGE-India: Session (E1)

Navigating heritage communities and institutions in South Asia

10.30- 12.00 ENGAGE-India: Session (E2)

Community-led approaches: Living heritage

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VIDEOS ENGAGE NETWORK 1st International Conference

VIDEOS ENGAGE-UK: Opening Session (A1)

Humanitarian Heritage: Global perspectives and Theoretical Encounters

Professor Nigel Wright, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), NTU

Welcome Address

Professor Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem, Network Lead & Principal Investigator

ENGAGE Network Report: A Global Agenda for Humanitarian Heritage.

Professor Mike Robinson, ENGAGE Co-Investigator, University of Birmingham, Visiting Professor, Nottingham Trent University

Breaking with Convention: Re-imagining the Heritage of the World

Dr Gehan Selim, ENGAGE Co-Investigator, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds

Co-producing Heritage with Young People: Developing an active culture of Engagement in communitie

Dr Andrea Nicholson, ENGAGE Co-Investigator, The rights Lab, University of Nottingham

What about the humanitarian heritage of displaced, enslaved and vulnerable individuals?

question & answer

ENGAGE-UK: Opening Session (A1); Humanitarian Heritage: Global perspectives and Theoretical Encounters

ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B1)

Honorary Address

HE Minister of Culture and Minister of Higher Education.

Honorary Address

HE The President, Wasit University, Iraq

Dr Sabeeh Farhan, ENGAGE-IRAQ Coordinator, University of Wasit.

ENGAGE-IRAQ Report: Understanding Humanitarian heritage of Iraq

Dr Dirgham AlObaidy, ENGAGE-Iraq, Department of Architecture, Baghdad University

Challenges and opportunities of the heritage of Iraqi communities

Dr Ula Merie, ENGAGE-Iraq, University of Babylon, Iraq

Building Partnerships with stakeholders for humanitarian heritage

Dr Emad Hani Esmaeel, Associate Professor, University of Mosul, Iraq

Preventive Conservation For Safeguarding Mosul Built Heritage

Professor Ghada Al Slik, Department of Architecture, Baghdad University

Tangible and Intangible heritage dad of a Legendary City “Baghdad the city of Peace”, Iraq

Questions and Answers, ENGAGE-Iraq Session (B1).

Video ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B2)

Deciphering the multi-layered urban and cultural heritage of Urban Iraq

Dr Hamed Hayab Samir, Assistant Professor, University of Basrah

ional architecture and urban Communities in Basrah

Assistant Professor Dr Salahaddin Yasin, University of Salah al Din, Kurdistan, Iraq

Traditional and vernacular architecture of Erbil city

Professor Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, University of Technology, Iraq

Architecture and urban heritage of Mosul, Iraq

Dr. Zuhair A. Nasar, University of Kufa.

Historic and religious architecture; Kerbala & Najaf

Questions and Answers, ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B2).

Video ENGAGE-TUNISIA: Session (C1)

Urban heritage of Maghrab: Diversity and inclusion of marginalised communities

Mrs Aida Robbana, Head of Office, UN-Habitat (United Nations), Tunis Office

Building back better local urban heritage in Tunisia’s cities

Dr Naima Ben Kari, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Associate Research Fellow at IIS Tokyo University, ICOMOS Expert, Voting member

The Cities of Mzab: A millenary example of community-based urban development initiated by refugee groups.

Dr Giamila Quattrone, Lecturer in Architecture, Project Coordinator at ArCHIAM Centre, University of Liverpool, UK

Preserving heritage, sustaining development and empowering communities in the M’HamidOasis, Morocco

Questions and Answers, International Research Conference ENGAGE-India: Session (E1)

Video ENGAGE-Tunisia: Session (C2)

Marginalised youth and heritage communities in North Africa

Dr Asma Gharbi, Lecturer University of Carthage (ENAU) & ISTEUB, Researcher, Architect (OAT) Dr Majdi Faleh, Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain, Aga Khan (MIT), Fulbright Alumnus Mrs Nourchen Ben Fatma, Lecturer University of Carthage (ENAU) & ESAD, Architect (OAT)

Tabarka and El Kef: Tales of marginalised community heritage in North-West Tunisia

Mrs Leila Ben-Gacem, Socio-cultural opportunity designer, Ashoka Fellow & founder, Blue Fish

Tourism beyond economic development: Heritage for marginalised communities

Mrs Dorsaf Zid, Lecturer in Architecture, University of Carthage (ENAU), Tunisia, Prof Azeddine Belakehal, Professor of Architecture, University of Biskra, Algeria

Marginalised youth and heritage in Gafsa’s Oasis Medina: A sensitive approach to promote historical centres in Southwest Tunisia.

Mrs Faika Bejaoui, Architect & Vice-president of CIVVIH (International Committee of Cities and Historic Villages (ICOMOS)

Unsafe housing in a historical centre: The right to inhabit the Medina of Tunis

Ms Khaoula Stiti, PhD Candidate, Université Libre de Bruxelles & University of Carthage; Member of NGO Edifices & Mémoires Ms Safa Cherif, PhD Candidate, University of Carthage & the Sapienza University of Rome; Member of NGO Edifices & Mémoires

Unsafe housing in a historical centre: The right to inhabit the Medina of Tunis

Video ENGAGE-EGYPT: Session (D1)

Polarised cultural heritage in Egypt: Heritage communities and sites

Prof. Gad El-Qady, ENGAGE-Egypt Coordinator, President, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

ENGAGE-Egypt: Humanitarian aspects of heritage sites preservation in Egypt

Claudio Margottini, Former Scientific Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Egypt & UNESCO Chair on the Prevention and Sustainable Management of Geo-Hydrological Hazards Daniele Spizzichino, ISPRA, Geological Survey of Italy, Rome

Conservation of rupestrian heritage sites in the Mediterranean region

Dr Eng Manal ElShahat, Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Design, Ain-Shams University

Understanding Slum Communities and their heritage: A participatory approach to counter urban development deficiencies

Prof. Ayman Hamed, Suez University

Challenges facing heritage sites in EGYPT

Video ENGAGE-Egypt: Session (D2)

Innovative approaches to heritage protection and preservation in Egypt

Galal Abada, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Ain Shams University, Cairo

Inclusive heritage-based humanizing city: Lessons learned from Madinah and Cairo.

Prof. Abbas M. Abbas, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

Manging geotechnical hazards for heritage site through the involvement of communities

Ms Rawda Abdel-Hady; Founder, Raquda Heritage Enterprise, Alexandria, Egypt Managing

Raquda: Local social enterprise and its role in youth and community heritage education

Dr Mohamed El-Gabry, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

Disasters Risk for cultural heritage Sites: Insights from Egypt

Questions and Answers, ENGAGE-Egypt: Session (D2).

Video ENGAGE-India: Session (E1)

Navigating Heritage Communities and Institutions in South Asia

Tom Thomas, ENGAGE-Network South Asia Coordinator; Director, Praxis-India.

ENGAGE-India report

Dr Jigna Desai, Executive Director, Center for Heritage Conservation, CEPT Research and Development Foundation, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.

Role of cultural institutions in urban resilience: The case of Ahmedabad

Ms Anjali Mittal, Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Understanding humanitarian heritage in India’s craft communities: Craft of Bangle making in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh

Ms Ekta Verma, Partners in Change, India

Evolving Heritage: A case study of Kalbelia and Jogi nomadic tribes and their relationship with state, society and markets.

Video ENGAGE-India: Session (E2)

Community-led approaches: Living with heritage

Anusha Chandrasekharan, ENGAGE-India Research Coordinator; Praxis India

Chhara assertion of heritage: Subverting mainstreamed notions of morality, legality

Shima Saghandali & M. Reza Karfar

Laying groundwork for community-led activities Aiming at local involvement in Imamzade-Yahya locality, Tehran, Iran

Sara Mahdizadeh, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IRAN

The role of religion and religious rituals in landscape conservation; tomb gardens of Iran

ENGAGE EVENTS AND RESEARCH SEMINARS

ENGAGE NETWORK 1st International Conference

TOWARDS A GLOBAL AGENDA FOR HUMANITARIAN HERITAGE

A community-centred vision towards the future of global heritage

Monday,14-Wednesday,16 June 2021 Nottingham – Delhi – Baghdad – Tunis– Cairo

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VIDEOS ENGAGE NETWORK 1st International Conference

VIDEOS ENGAGE-UK: Opening Session (A1)

Professor Nigel Wright, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), NTU

Professor Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem, Network Lead & Principal Investigator

Professor Mike Robinson, ENGAGE Co-Investigator, University of Birmingham, Visiting Professor, Nottingham Trent University

Dr Gehan Selim, ENGAGE Co-Investigator, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds

Dr Andrea Nicholson, ENGAGE Co-Investigator, The rights Lab, University of Nottingham

question & answer

ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B1)

Honorary Address

Honorary Address

Dr Sabeeh Farhan, ENGAGE-IRAQ Coordinator, University of Wasit.

Dr Dirgham AlObaidy, ENGAGE-Iraq, Department of Architecture, Baghdad University

Dr Ula Merie, ENGAGE-Iraq, University of Babylon, Iraq

Dr Emad Hani Esmaeel, Associate Professor, University of Mosul, Iraq

Professor Ghada Al Slik, Department of Architecture, Baghdad University

Questions and Answers, ENGAGE-Iraq Session (B1).

Video ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B2)

Dr Hamed Hayab Samir, Assistant Professor, University of Basrah

Assistant Professor Dr Salahaddin Yasin, University of Salah al Din, Kurdistan, Iraq

Professor Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, University of Technology, Iraq

Dr. Zuhair A. Nasar, University of Kufa.

Questions and Answers, ENGAGE-Iraq: Session (B2).

Video ENGAGE-TUNISIA: Session (C1)

Mrs Aida Robbana, Head of Office, UN-Habitat (United Nations), Tunis Office

Dr Naima Ben Kari, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Associate Research Fellow at IIS Tokyo University, ICOMOS Expert, Voting member

Dr Giamila Quattrone, Lecturer in Architecture, Project Coordinator at ArCHIAM Centre, University of Liverpool, UK

Questions and Answers, International Research Conference ENGAGE-India: Session (E1)

Video ENGAGE-Tunisia: Session (C2)

Dr Asma Gharbi, Lecturer University of Carthage (ENAU) & ISTEUB, Researcher, Architect (OAT) Dr Majdi Faleh, Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain, Aga Khan (MIT), Fulbright Alumnus Mrs Nourchen Ben Fatma, Lecturer University of Carthage (ENAU) & ESAD, Architect (OAT)

Mrs Leila Ben-Gacem, Socio-cultural opportunity designer, Ashoka Fellow & founder, Blue Fish

Mrs Dorsaf Zid, Lecturer in Architecture, University of Carthage (ENAU), Tunisia, Prof Azeddine Belakehal, Professor of Architecture, University of Biskra, Algeria

Mrs Faika Bejaoui, Architect & Vice-president of CIVVIH (International Committee of Cities and Historic Villages (ICOMOS)

Ms Khaoula Stiti, PhD Candidate, Université Libre de Bruxelles & University of Carthage; Member of NGO Edifices & Mémoires Ms Safa Cherif, PhD Candidate, University of Carthage & the Sapienza University of Rome; Member of NGO Edifices & Mémoires

Video ENGAGE-EGYPT: Session (D1)

Prof. Gad El-Qady, ENGAGE-Egypt Coordinator, President, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

Claudio Margottini, Former Scientific Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Egypt & UNESCO Chair on the Prevention and Sustainable Management of Geo-Hydrological Hazards Daniele Spizzichino, ISPRA, Geological Survey of Italy, Rome

Dr Eng Manal ElShahat, Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Design, Ain-Shams University

Prof. Ayman Hamed, Suez University

Video ENGAGE-Egypt: Session (D2)

Galal Abada, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Ain Shams University, Cairo

Prof. Abbas M. Abbas, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

Ms Rawda Abdel-Hady; Founder, Raquda Heritage Enterprise, Alexandria, Egypt Managing

Dr Mohamed El-Gabry, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

Questions and Answers, ENGAGE-Egypt: Session (D2).

Video ENGAGE-India: Session (E1)

Tom Thomas, ENGAGE-Network South Asia Coordinator; Director, Praxis-India.

Dr Jigna Desai, Executive Director, Center for Heritage Conservation, CEPT Research and Development Foundation, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.

Ms Anjali Mittal, Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Ms Ekta Verma, Partners in Change, India

Video ENGAGE-India: Session (E2)

Anusha Chandrasekharan, ENGAGE-India Research Coordinator; Praxis India

Shima Saghandali & M. Reza Karfar

Sara Mahdizadeh, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IRAN

Video Conference closing remarks and roundtable session

Conference closing remarks and roundtable session ENGAGE Network Lead and Co-Investigators