Introduction, Karen Exell, Trinidad Rico; Part 1 Shifting Perspectives; Chapter 1 Islamophobia and the Location of Heritage Debates in the Arabian Peninsula, Trinidad Rico; Chapter 2 Concern Amid the Oysters as Pearling is Honoured: Nature and the Environment in Heritage Practice, Ian R. Simpson; Part 2 Museums, Museumification, Collecting; Chapter 3 Collecting an Alternative World: The Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in Qatar, Karen Exell; Chapter 4 Purposeful Ambiguity, Victoria Penziner Hightower; Chapter 5 Spectacle and Part icipation: A New Heritage Model from the UAE, Eric Langham, Darren Barker; Chapter 6 Heritage, Cosmopolitanism and Identity in Abu Dhabi, Sarina Wakefield; Chapter 7 The Development of the First Qatar National Museum, Mariam Ibrahim Al-Mulla; Part 3 Archaeological, Architectural and Urban Concerns; Chapter 8 Islamic Identities and Heritage Presentation in Bahrain, Rachel MacLean, Timothy Insoll; Chapter 9 Archaeological Site Management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Protection or Isolation?, Alaa Alrawaibah; Chapter 10 Preservation, Practice and Politics: Can Yemen Preserve Its Cultural Heritage?, Stephen J. Steinbeiser; Chapter 11 The Rehabilitation of the Muharraq Historical Centre, Bahrain: A Critical Narrative, Ali A. Alraouf; Chapter 12 The Msheireb Project in Doha: The Heritage of New Urban Design in Qatar, Nadine Scharfenort;