Esraa is a heritage management consultant and researcher with more than 15 years of experience across Europe, North Africa, the GCC and Australia. She specialises in stakeholder management, community involvement and participatory cultural mapping. She works with cultural institutions, public bodies and communities to bring historical research and local knowledge into cultural strategies, interpretation and public engagement programmes.

Her recent work includes researching and writing narratives for permanent exhibitions. She has also contributed to oral history projects and worked with communities to document living traditions and bring local perspectives into heritage planning.

Her wider work includes contributing to a World Heritage Site management plan, helping develop a tourism destination and advising on how to strengthen heritage institutions. She has managed and coordinated multidisciplinary teams and worked with local partners to involve communities and wider audiences.

She holds a PhD in Heritage Studies and a Master’s degree in Heritage Conservation and Site Management. She works in Arabic, English, German and Spanish.