Researcher and full-time lecturer in modern and contemporary history.
Naila Al-Wa’ari was born in the Sa’diyya Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. She received her primary education at the Khawla bint al-Azwar School in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood. Following the June 1967 war, she left Jerusalem for Amman.
She later moved with her family to Bahrain, where she completed her secondary education.
She holds two degrees in the humanities: a Bachelor’s degree in Documentation and Library Science, and a Bachelor’s degree in Modern and Contemporary History.
She earned both her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Modern and Contemporary History, specializing in the modern history of Palestine.
In 2003, she founded the “Women for Jerusalem” group in Bahrain; from there, the “Women for Jerusalem” association expanded to various Arab countries and South Africa.
She is a member of several Arab and international intellectual forums.
She has participated in numerous international seminars and conferences, addressing the history of Jerusalem and the threats facing the city. She has also authored several significant books, research papers, and studies.
Her books include:
*The Role of Foreign Consulates in Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine (1840–1914)*, published by Dar Al-Shorouq (Amman, 2007).
*The Stance of Governors, Scholars, Notables, and Landowners in Palestine Toward the Zionist Project (1856–1914)*, published by the Arab Institute for Research and Publishing (Beirut, 2012).
An encyclopedic work titled *Palestine in the Writings of Arab and Muslim Geographers and Travelers*, published by Dar Ward (Amman, 2014). Two volumes.
*Jerusalem: The Political and Spiritual Capital of Palestine (1908–1948)*
Published by the Arab Institute for Research and Publishing, Beirut, January 2022.
Jihad el-Khazen wrote about this work in *Al-Hayat* newspaper, stating: “If I were to choose the two most important books on the history of the Palestinian cause, I would select Naila al-Wa’ari’s book—which examines the role of foreign consulates in the immigration and settlement of Jews in Palestine—and the book concerning the stance of governors, religious scholars, notables, and the landed gentry toward the Zionist project.”