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One Day Left To Apply For Grants
Do you have a project, post, or publication in need of funding, one that relates to Islamic art and heritage? There’s still time to apply for our 2023 awards. [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Glaire Anderson
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Glaire Anderson in her project. So what is the project? About the project: The Barakat Trust is [...]
Remembering Iradj Bagherzade, 1942-2023
We are greatly saddened by the passing of Iradj Bagherzade on 8th January 2023 in London. Born in Vienna, Iradj studied for a degree in law at Oxford University, [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Romolo Loreto
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Romolo Loreto in his research. So what [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Konstantinos Politis
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Konstantinos Politis in his research. So what is [...]
Aga Khan Award for Architecture – A new podcast with Farrokh Derakhshani
Join Farrokh Derakhshani for an inside look into the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, one of the most [...]
News: Diriyah Biennale Foundation announces Hajj Terminal in Jeddah as the location for first-ever Islamic Arts Biennale
Curatorial Team from left to right: Sumayya Vally, Dr. Julian Raby, Dr. Saad Alrashid, Dr. Omniya Abdel Barr, Diriyah [...]
Interview: The Archaeology of Islamic Sicily – with Angelo Castrorao Barba and the Superintendence of Palermo
Of all the important centres of the historic Islamic World, there is one region that many do not realise [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Shahira Yatim
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to provide a scholarship to the exceptional Shahira Yatim and fund [...]
Jeddah: Crossroads of the World – A new podcast with Ahmad Angawi
Join celebrated artist Ahmad Angawi as he explores how Jeddah has been influenced by many cultures, from Morocco to [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Abdul Rehman Qadir
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to provide a scholarship to the brilliant Abdul Rehman Qadir and [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Agnieszka Bystroń
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Agnieszka Bystroń for her research as she [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – The Kairouan Manuscript Project
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund The Kairouan Manuscript Project in their project. So [...]