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Ola Seif Takes Over The Barakat Trust Instagram Account
We are happy to introduce Ola Seif, photographer and art historian, who has kindly agreed to be our first guest curator to 'take over' our instagram account and share sights [...]
Episode 9: World Trade and Art – The Malay World with Michael Backman
Economist, author and gallerist Michael Backman reveals the importance and key role of the Malay world in the history of economy, business and trade; and discusses how the fluidity of [...]
Episode 8: The Fascination of Islam with Anna Contadini
Join Professor Anna Contadini as she takes us on an evocative journey to discover the fascination and curiosity that Islamic art and intellectual thought inspired among pre-modern European thinkers and scholars, and [...]
Episode 6: The Gardens of Palestine with Lara Zureikat
Join Lara Zureikat, designer of the gardens of the award-winning Palestinian Museum for insights on how she used landscape to [...]
Episode 5: Ottoman Complexities with Edhem Eldem
Join historian Edhem Eldem in his reflection on the past, multiculturalism, and Orientalism, focusing on the Ottoman Empire. Edhem Eldem [...]
Episode 4 “God is Beautiful and Loves Beauty” A Conversation with Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Listen to Doris Behrens-Abouseif talk about the concepts of beauty in Islamic art in this new podcast "God is beautiful [...]
Episode 3: Layla S. Diba Talking About Art In Peril
Listen to our new podcast as part of the Arts In Isolation Series. Layla S. Diba narrates her experiences directing [...]
Our Latest Podcast: Can We Learn From the Past? A Conversation with Professor Nasser Rabbat
What can history teach us about the present and the future. Listen to Aga Khan Professor Nasser Rabbat reflect on the [...]
New podcasts about heritage and culture as part of the ‘Arts in Isolation’ series
We are happy to announce that we are now producing digital content to share with you during this time of [...]
“Heritage and Heritage Guardians” – a new article about the work of The Barakat Trust
The work of The Barakat Trust was recently featured in this Arabic article in a leading Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masry al-Youm. [...]
The Barakat Trust working remotely!
Due to health concerns related to COVID-19 all staff will be working remotely until further notice. The grant giving programme [...]
Post-Conflict Urban Recovery of Historic Cities: A Capacity Building Workshop for Aleppo
Between January 13-18, 2020, the Urban Recovery Platform at the Beirut Urban Lab, the American University of Beirut, [...]
Claudia Roden and Yasmin Khan: Exploring Middle Eastern Food and Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQyekyF-L-8&feature=emb_title At #AsiaLitFest2019 renowned food writers Claudia Roden and Yasmin Khan discussed how understanding cuisines can offer us nuanced and [...]