Field research: semiotics of dancing, oral poetry, customary law. Literacy and sustainable development. ICH and sustainable development. Gender equality and empowerment, Yemen. Publications, Lectures, Consultancies: dance in Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula, Middle East; ICH and sustainable development, oral poetry in Yemen, informal legal systems. Member of the global facilitators network of the 2003 Convention. Curatorial advisor DLME. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Poetic Voices of the Muslim World. UNESCO Expert Meeting on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development. Member:International Council of Traditional Music and Dance. In preparation: The Semiotics of Dancing in Rural Yemen.