Shahira Yatim

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DPhil Student

Previous Degrees
2021–2023 - MA History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East and Intensive Turkish, SOAS University of London
MA Dissertation Title: The Making of the Modern al-Aqsa Mosque: Architectural Interventions between 1922 and 1944

Research Interests

  • Early and medieval architecture of the Levant
  • Cultural and architectural heritage of Palestine
  • Modern Palestinian arts and crafts

DPhil Research Topic
The Architectural History of al-Aqsa Mosque: From Umayyad Origins to the Fatimid Period

College Affiliation
St Antony’s College, University of Oxford

Scholarships and Grants

  • Barakat Trust International Student Scholarship (2021–2022)
  • Barakat Trust International Student Scholarship (2022–2023)
  • I. M. Pei Scholarship in Islamic Art and Architecture (2024–2025)

I. M. Pei Scholarship in Islamic Art and Architecture (2025–2026)