Project Team
Idea & Methodology
Eva Schubert | Idea, methodology, overall concept
International Curatorial Committee
Algeria | Mourad Bouteflika, Ministry of Culture, Algiers
Algeria | Azzedine Antri, Ministry of Culture, Algiers
Austria | Matthias Pfaffenbichler, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Egypt | Shireen Gaber, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Cairo
Egypt | Yasmine Maher, CULTNAT, Cairo
Egypt | Shadia Mahmoud, Ministry of Antiquities, Cairo
France | Agnès Sandras, National Library of France, Paris
Germany | Stefan Weber, Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Greece | Mina Moraitou, Benaki Museum, Athens
Hungary | Terezia Bardi, Eszterháza Centre for Culture, Research and Festivals, Budapest
Italy | Giulia Barrera, Directorate General of Archives, Rome
Italy | Marina Minozzi, Borghese Gallery, Rome
Italy | Paolo Wulzer, University Roma Tre, Rome
Jordan | Mohammad Najjar, Amman
Lebanon | Dima Raad, The Lebanese University, Beirut
Lebanon | Rim Zougheib, The Lebanese University, Beirut
Morocco | Fouad Mahdaoui, Ministry of Culture, Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Rabat
Portugal | Fátima Nunes, University of Évora, History Department, Évora
Qatar | Abdulla Al-Sulaiti, Qatar Museum Authority, Doha
Qatar | Sahar Saad, Qatar Museum Authority, Doha
North Macedonia | Nada Andonovska, Museum of Macedonia, Skopje
Romania | Oana Ilie, National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest
Romania | Alexandra Marasoiu, National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest
Saudi Arabia | Jamal S. Omar, National Museum, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia | Abdullah Al-Saud, Saudi Commission of Tourism and Antiquities, Riyadh
Serbia | Petar Petrović, National Museum, Belgrade
Spain | Ana Cabrera, National Museum of Decorative Arts, Madrid
Tunisia | Saloua Zangar, Tunis
Türkiye | Meliha Yaylali, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Museums, Ankara
United Arab Emirates (Sharjah) | Ulrike Al-Khamis, Sharjah Museums Authority, Sharjah
United Arab Emirates (Sharjah) | Nourah Ahmed Al-Naqbi, Sharjah Museums Authority, Sharjah
United Kingdom | Jonathan Taylor, The British Museum, London
MWNF Project Team
Eva Schubert (Overall project management)
Maria Francesca Carvelli (Managing Editor and data upload)
Christian Eckart (MWNF Design)
Cristina Correia (Project coordination Portugal)
Mohammad Najjar (Project coordination Jordan)
Saloua Zangar (Project coordination Tunisia)
Mandi Gomez (Strategic guidance UK)
MWNF Web Team
Preigo Fover Technologies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (Database and web development; design contributor)
Pascal Havelange, Brussels, Belgium (Database quality control)
Mehmet Kahyaoğlu, Yaşar University, Izmir, Türkiye (Visual communication advisor; coordination web design)
Mehmet Emin Dinç, Yaşar University, İzmir, Türkiye (Designer)
Ismail Okay, Yaşar University, İzmir, Türkiye (Design contributor)
Translations and Editing
Monica Allen, London (Editing, English texts)
Mandi Gomez, London (Editing, English texts)
Laurence Nunny (Translations from French, Italian, Spanish to English)
Anne-Marie Lapillonne, Marseille (Editing, French texts Tunisia)
Local Project Teams (other collaborations)
Germany
Yasaman Matin, Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin (Timeline Germany)
Marna Schneider, Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin (Timeline and Historical Profile Germany)
Hülya Tuncor, Germany, Germany (Timeline Germany)
Anne Weber, Germany, Berlin (Timeline Germany)
Italy
Anna Chiara D’Aloja (Translation, participation in the drafting of texts)
Maria Concetta Mancuso (Translation)
Daniele Miceli (Translation)
Francesca Romoli (Translation, participation in the drafting of texts)
Lebanon
Tony Daou, The Lebanese University, Beirut (Author)
Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki, Hala El Masri, Marie-Thérèse El Moujabber, Rita El Hachem, Julien El Khoury, Chantal Maliha, Fidel Zreibe, Remy Nader, Hassan El Masri, Sarah Nasrallah, all The Lebanese University, Beirut (Researchers, architecture students)
Moussa Hassan, The Lebanese University, Beirut (Author)
Jeff Msanne, The Lebanese University, Beirut (Author, Researcher, Designer; student)
Christelle Tohme, The Lebanese University, Beirut (Author, Researcher, Designer)
Portugal
Henrique Carvalho (Research)
Maria Teresa Gonçalves (Research and Translation)
António Maia do Amaral (Research and Translation)
Celeste Oliveira (Research)
Manuel Silva Pereira (Translation)
Serbia
Mirjana Rakocevic, National Museum, Belgrade (International Relations Manager)
Tunisia
Béchir Yazidi, Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Tunis (Researcher, author)
Türkiye
Mehmet Kahyaoğlu, İzmir (Timeline Turkey)
United Kingdom
Peter Clark, London (Timeline and Historical Profile United Kingdom)
Historical Background
Mohammad Najjar (Arab Perspective), Amman
Bahri Ata (Ottoman Perspective), Ankara
Paolo Wulzer (European Perspective), Rome
Strategic sponsors
