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Saladin: Between Man and Myth – A new podcast with Abdul Rahman Azzam
Join Abdul Rahman Azzam for a discussion of espionage and honour, history and technology, as he explores the life and legacy of one of history's greatest leaders: Saladin. Listen [...]
One Day Left To Apply For Grants
Do you have a project, post, or publication in need of funding, one that relates to Islamic art and heritage? There’s still time to apply for our 2023 awards. [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Glaire Anderson
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Glaire Anderson in her project. So what is the project? About the project: The Barakat Trust is [...]
New Podcast: Decoding Arms and Armour with Arthur Bijl
Join Arthur Bijl for a revealing conversation about the forgotten meanings of arms and armour, once a global symbol of [...]
International Women’s Day 2022
Celebrating Women in Islamic Arts, Heritage and Culture To celebrate, International Women's Day we have selected women, who over [...]
Launch of Hands on Islamic Arts UK Grants
Launch of Hands on Islamic Arts UK Grants Fostering Inclusiveness and understanding through community engagement with Islamic art [...]
Job Vacancy: Communications Coordinator
We Are Hiring! We are looking for a Communications Coordinator to join our team! Help us tell the world [...]
New Podcast: Revealing Esna – An Egyptian Hidden Gem with Kareem Ibrahim
Join Kareem Ibrahim, an architect and CEO of Takween Integrated Community Development, as he reveals an Egyptian hidden gem, [...]
The excavation of the Islamic historical core of Dumat al-Jandal (ad-Dira’ district)
BRIEF FINAL REPORT season 2021 Introduction The project, as part of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia (season 2021), [...]
The Barakat Trust’s Grants 2022 are now open!
The Barakat Trust’s grant applications programme for 2022 opened on 1 January 2022 and will close at midnight GMT on 31 [...]
Podcast 14, Season 3: Andalusia’s Great Inventor: Ibn Firnas, with Glaire Anderson
Join Glaire Anderson for a fascinating conversation about one of great inventors of Andalusia: Abbas Ibn Firnas, who successfully [...]
New Podcast: Ephemeral Palaces and Eternal Poetry of Iraq with Matt Saba
Join Matt Saba for a fascinating conversation about the magnificent palaces built by the Abbasid Caliphs of Iraq. This dynasty [...]
Ask The Expert: Nikolaos Vryzidis
This month's expert, Nikolaos Vryzidis, is postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of History and Archaeology of the Aristotle University [...]