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Remembering Iradj Bagherzade, 1942-2023
We are greatly saddened by the passing of Iradj Bagherzade on 8th January 2023 in London. Born in Vienna, Iradj studied for a degree in law at Oxford University, [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Romolo Loreto
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Romolo Loreto in his research. So what is the project? About the project: Since 2009 the Italian [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Konstantinos Politis
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Konstantinos Politis in his research. So what is the project? About the project: The Barakat Trust is delighted [...]
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 [...]
New Podcast: Heritage is Ours with May al-Ibrashy
Join May al-Ibrashy for a conversation about her heritage conservation work in historic Cairo, revealing how the projects she works [...]
Ask The Expert: Sami De Giosa
This month's expert is Dr Sami De Giosa. Sami is currently a visiting assistant professor at the College of Fine [...]
New Podcast: The Making of a Master Calligrapher with Bilal Badat
Join Bilal Badat, master calligrapher and scholar, for a conversation about the meaning of Islamic calligraphy. Badat explains calligraphy not [...]