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The Power of the Visual: A new podcast with Ulrike Al-Khamis
Join Ulrike Al-Khamis for an inside look at the Aga Khan Museum's latest exhibition in Toronto, Canada. IMAGE? The Power of the Visual explores image-making over the centuries, exploring through the lens of Islamic art from across many periods and cultures. [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Museum With No Frontiers
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Museum With No Frontiers. So what is the project? About the project: An exciting new addition to [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Alya Karame
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Alya Karame of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. So what is the project? About the [...]
How Syrians are adapting to home away from home
As a result of the Syrian crisis, many people have left their homeland and started to live abroad. Some came [...]
Barakat Trust Grantees for 2020
Through the generosity of donors around the world, The Barakat Trust is happy to be able to support the following [...]
The Barakat Trust mourns the loss of Dr Abdullah Ghouchani
Dear Friends and Colleagues It is with profound sadness that we share the sad news of the loss of a [...]
Episode 18: The Spirit of Hagia Sophia with Bissera Pentcheva
Hagia Sophia has featured in thousands of books and treatises throughout the centuries, many of which have praised the awe-inspiring [...]
Episode 17: The Importance of the Moon with Ulrike al-Khamis
The Moon has been revered by civilisations all over the world across time. It provides gentle light, sets calendars and [...]
Episode 16: A Matter of Perspective with eL Seed
eL Seed works in the public sphere, for the people and - most of the time - with the people. [...]
Episode 15: Rethinking Identities — Iran and Beyond with Sussan Babaie
Join Dr Sussan Babaie in an illuminating conversation about how we, as societies, deal with misconceptions and stereotypes regarding our [...]
Episode 14: China and the Other with Nixi Cura
Nixi Cura gives us a comprehensive insight into the different ethnicities and minorities that form modern-day China, and reflects on the [...]
Episode 13: The Sanctuary at the Heart of Islam with Simon O’Meara
The Kaaba is the sanctuary at the heart of Mecca, in present-day Saudi Arabia, where millions of pilgrims head each [...]
Episode 12: A Game of Thrones in Medieval Egypt with Tarek Swelim
Professor Tarek Swelim shares a remarkable period in history full of political conflict, treachery, intrigue and, of course, beauty: Mamluk [...]