Dr Reem El Mutwalli, Founder of The Zay Initiative & Brid Beeler, Founder of Beeler Travel discuss Traditional Jewellery of the Arabian Peninsula. Brid Beeler has traveled extensively and has 33 years’ experience in the international tourism industry. Director of Brid Beeler Travel, she is a pioneer of inbound adventure [...]
Join artist Laurelie Rae in this creative online course which takes inspiration from the feathered friends found throughout Leighton House. Each workshop will begin with a reading from Attar's acclaimed poem 'The Conference of the Birds', written in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran. In workshops 1 and 2, Laurelie [...]
Event Description: Dr Reem El Mutwalli in conversation with Hajer Ghani, Iraqi Jewellery Designer. Hajer Ghani is an Iraqi jewelry designer who believes that jewellery is more than a mere accessory, but a work of art rich in history and significance. Every piece she creates always has a story behind [...]
تركز الجلسة على المجتمعات المحلية والحوكمة، العلاقة بين الحكومة والمجتمعات المحلية فيما يتعلق بإعادة إحياء المدن التاريخية تركز الجلسة الثانية على المجتمعات المحلية والحوكمة، العلاقة بين الحكومة والمجتمعات المحلية فيما يتعلق بإعادة إحياء المدن التاريخية، في كلٍ من دلهي بالهند والمحرق بالبحرين وبيروت في لبنان. يقدم صندوق الأغا خان للثقافة [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 3 - English Only (3pm UK time) An opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022. The session will be conducted in English. There are [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 4 - Arabic Only (3pm UK time) An opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022. The session will be conducted in Arabic. There are [...]
We are pleased to call for applications from current graduate students to attend a workshop about textile studies, taking place on Friday March 4 2022 in Istanbul. The one-day event focuses on material from the eastern Mediterranean, with a specific aim of spurring dialogue across periods and disciplines, as well [...]
10.1 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion: Syrian Textiles: Aida & Tulip Syrian Folk Art Doll Collection Dr. Reem el Mutwalli in conversation with Aida Dalati, a Syrian American textile and jacket designer specialising in Middle Eastern folk art. With her partner, Tulip Kurdi, a Syrian American jewellery designer [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 5 - English OnlyThe Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 3 - English OnlyAn opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022.The session [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 6 - Arabic Only (3pm UK time) An opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022. The session will be conducted in Arabic. There are separate [...]
