Yara joined Oxford Maqam in 2009. She is currently completing her doctoral research into Egyptian popular song of the turn of the 20th century including the dawr, muwashshah and the taqtuqa.
Following her work on the famed Egyptian singer-actress Munira Al-Mahdiyya, Oxford Maqam performed and recorded two of her musical theatre works Suburt wu Nult and Isma' Aghani Al-Mahdiyya.
Yara also has a special interest in pre-1948 Palestinian musical tradition, inspired by the research of musicologist Issa Boulos.
Following her work on the famed Egyptian singer-actress Munira Al-Mahdiyya, Oxford Maqam performed and recorded two of her musical theatre works Suburt wu Nult and Isma' Aghani Al-Mahdiyya.
Yara also has a special interest in pre-1948 Palestinian musical tradition, inspired by the research of musicologist Issa Boulos.