2025 - "Arabic Codicology: The Islamic Manuscript Heritage in the El Escorial Collection" Summer Course, Maede Jaberi

As heritage sites in Palestine face intensifying threats due to conflict, urban development, and neglect, RIWAQ’s In Situ training project seeks to empower a new generation of Palestinian heritage professiona

Mariam Ashraf, a gifted Egyptian artist, has been awarded a Barakat International Student Scholarship to pursue a Master’s degree at The King’s Foundation, School of Traditional Arts in London. Mariam has a

Nadine Nashef, an architect from Palestine, is using her Barakat International Student Scholarship to undertake a Master’s degree in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Desig

Since 2006, The Barakat Trust has awarded annual grants to the British Museum. This funds one person per year to come from the Islamic World and participate in the museum’s renowned International Training

Elnaz Latifpour’s doctoral research in Germany, supported by The Barakat Trust, focuses on one of Iran’s most significant religious and artistic sites — the Imam Reza Shrine complex in Mashhad. While much

Negar Kazemipour’s doctoral research, supported by The Barakat Trust, investigates the residential architecture of Tabriz during the Qajar era (18th–early 20th centuries), a period marked by significant pol

Akshaj Awasthi has been awarded a Barakat Postgraduate and Early Career grant to pursue intensive training in Ottoman Turkish — a rare but essential skill for researchers working on the connected histories of

Moaaz Lafi was awarded the Barakat International Student Scholarship to study his MA in Islamic Art and Architecture at the American University in Cairo. Moaaz found his love of Islamic heritage while studyi

Mozhgan Pakcheshm was awarded the Barakat International Student Scholarship to study her MA in the Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East at SOAS in London. Mozhgan excelled in her undergraduate studie

Alyaa Gamal was awarded The Barakat Trust’s A1 International Studentship award to complete a Masters in Advanced Architecture at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona. A

Reyhan is undertaking a two-year master’s program in Historical Studies at CEU. Her research examines the exhibition of Islamic objects in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. During this period, museums w

Suhad is a conservator and architect from Gaza and will pursue a Masters of Science in Building Conservation and Adapation at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. Building on her practical experience with

B1 Senior Scholar Award – Residency in Oxford During a three-month residency in Oxford, Muzaffer will conduct a research project titled “Historicising and Visualising the Evolution of Ottoman Archit

B2 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Oxford Beyond Recreation: Shadow Puppets as Visual and Material Culture in 19th-Century Damascus The focus of Hala’s fellowship investigates how shadow theatre served as a me