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Converging Paths 2020
The Barakat Trust and Asia House are very happy to announce the second edition of our dynamic Converging Paths: Creative Encounters with the Islamic World. The series is a curated programme catering [...]
M’Hamid Oasis Morocco Film Festival Finalist
https://player.vimeo.com/video/338001258 This film, M’Hamid Oasis Morocco, produced by Monika Koeck, was a finalist at the XIII Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival. The festival, organised by the [...]
Egyptian Streets: Tamayouz Excellence Award
Three Egyptian women who work in the architecture and construction fields are shortlisted for the 2019 Tamayouz Excellence Award, which champions the best in the Middle East, North Africa and [...]
The Arab Weekly: Islamic heritage inspiring watch design
Islamic heritage has inspired artists from many different disciplines, finding its way to watches that display geometric Islamic design by Miraj Collections, a company that bases its products on the [...]
Converging Paths 2020
The Barakat Trust and Asia House are very happy to announce the second edition of our dynamic Converging Paths: Creative Encounters with [...]
M’Hamid Oasis Morocco Film Festival Finalist
https://player.vimeo.com/video/338001258 This film, M’Hamid Oasis Morocco, produced by Monika Koeck, was a finalist at the XIII Istanbul International [...]
Barakat Trust Grantees 2019
We are happy to announce the following recipients of The Barakat Trust Grants in our 2019 round. Senior Visiting Scholarship: [...]
Islamic Baydha Archaeological Excavation Video
Enjoy the video of the Islamic Baydha Archaeological Excavation Project in Petra, Jordan supported by The [...]
Islamic Baydha Archaeological Excavation Featured in Jordan Times
Dr Micaela Sinibaldi, director of the archaeological excavations taking place in al-Baydha, Jordan, supported by The Barakat Trust is interviewed [...]
The Architecture of the Veil – Damascene Houses
'Damascene Houses - preserving the memory of an architectural wonder'. In 2017-18, Augustus Lersten was awarded a grant [...]
Hamida Alireza, Founding Barakat Trustee Receives the Saudi-British Society Rawabi Holdings Award
The Barakat Trust is proud to announce that Ms Hamida Alireza, one its founding trustees, received the Rawabi Holding Award [...]
Launch of Converging Paths on February 12th, 2019.
We are very happy to announce the successful launch of our year-long series of cultural events "Converging Paths" developed and [...]