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Congratulations New Grantee – Yousef Moradi
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Yousef Moradi of the SOAS University of London, UK. So what is the project? About the [...]
Hands On Islamic Art Project – Congratulations Grantee!
Congratulations to the Museum of Islamic Arts and Heritage Foundation! Who are the Museum of Islamic Arts and Heritage Foundation? The Museum of Islamic Arts and Heritage Foundation (MIAH) [...]
Olive Oil Empires: A new podcast with Anna Leone
Join Anna Leone for a tour through time as she explores life in North Africa from the Roman era to today. Find out how (olive) oil has been driving [...]
New Storytelling: The Art of Greater Being by Alia Alzougbi
Join BAFTA-nominated artist Alia Alzougbi in this inspiring and thought-provoking tale about individuality, self-overcoming and our role within a community. Alia's practice [...]
Episode 10: The Forgotten Kingdoms of India with Navina Haidar
Navina Haidar, Curator in Charge of the Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, takes us [...]
Revisit Claudia Roden and Yasmin Khan: Exploring Middle Eastern Food and Identity
Revisit the Converging Paths event held at Asia House with the renowned food writers, Claudia Roden and Yasmin Khan and their [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Episode 7: The Crusades – Merchants and Monarchs with Scott Redford
Join archaeologist and professor Scott Redford to explore another side of the Crusades - a period usually understood in terms [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]