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Congratulations New Grantee – Ignacio Arce
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Ignacio Arce of the Madrid School of Architecture, Spain. So what is the project? The project [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – British Museum
Congratulations to one of our successful 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund the International Training Programme (ITP) at the British Museum, London, United Kingdom. So what is the [...]
Matt Saba
Matt is Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Architecture at the Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries. His research interests include imperial building practices in late antiquity and early Islam as [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]