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Ask The Expert: Paul Wordsworth
Paul Wordsworth is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford specialising in the archaeology of the medieval Caucasus and Central Asia, with a particular interest on the northeastern fringes [...]
Epic Iran: A New Podcast with Tim Stanley
Tim Stanley, co-curator of the blockbuster exhibition 'Epic Iran' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, shares with us the challenges of putting together such an ambitious exhibition, and [...]
New Instagram Guest Curator: Almoatasem Bellah Haggag
We are very happy to introduce our next Instagram guest curator, Almoatasem Bellah Haggag, who will be curating a series called "Cairo Inside Out". Almoatasem Bellah is an electrical engineer [...]
Ask the Expert: Muneer ElBaz
Muneer Elbaz has more than 16 years of experience in the cultural heritage field. He holds a master’s degree in [...]
New Podcast: Retracing the Silk Roads, with Christopher Wilton-Steer
Join photographer and writer Christopher Wilton-Steer on a colourful journey across the Silk Road to discover the cultures, peoples, traditions, [...]
New Podcast – Meeting for Coffee Ottoman Style with Doğukan Atmaca
Featuring in our new Young Perspectives series, Doğukan Atmaca explores the emergence of coffeehouses in Istanbul, and the way in which [...]
Ask The Expert Zeynep Yürekli Q & A
Converging Paths has launched a new initiative to enable audiences to ask their burning questions about the artistic culture [...]
Stories For Change: A conversation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Oliver Wilkins
Watch a recording of our latest Webinar "Stories for Change" with award-winning documentary film maker Oliver Wilkins. Using film clips, [...]
Ask The Expert: May al-Ibrashy
This month, May Al-Ibrashy is our selected expert. Dr. May Al-Ibrashy is a conservation architect who undertakes projects to preserve [...]
A Young Perspectives Conversation: Mysa Kafil-Hussain on Iraqi Art and Seeking Inspiration from the Past
Featuring in our new Young Perspectives series, Mysa Kafil-Hussain explores the changes that Iraqi art went through to form a [...]
Suzan Abed: A New Instagram Series on Architecture in Iran
Follow us on Instagram (barakat_org) for a new series of images of Iran by Suzan Abed. Suzan is currently a [...]
New Podcast – Robert Hoyland: Revealing Arabia
Professor Robert Hoyland takes us on a journey through time to discover the ancient Arabian Peninsula, evidencing a much more [...]
Ramadan Mubarak 2021
Ramadan Greetings from The Barakat Trust At this time of continued global lockdown and changes due to COVID-19, [...]