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Congratulations New Grantee – Shahira Yatim
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Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to provide a scholarship to the exceptional Shahira Yatim and fund her studies with one of our annual studentship grants. So [...]
Jeddah: Crossroads of the World – A new podcast with Ahmad Angawi
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Join celebrated artist Ahmad Angawi as he explores how Jeddah has been influenced by many cultures, from Morocco to Indonesia, and how Jeddah has influenced them back. Learn about [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Abdul Rehman Qadir
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Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to provide a scholarship to the brilliant Abdul Rehman Qadir and fund his studies with one of our annual studentship grants. [...]
ASK THE EXPERT: GLAIRE ANDERSON
ASK THE EXPERT This month, Glaire Anderson is our selected expert! Glaire is a specialist in Islamic visual culture with [...]
New Podcast: Searching for Minarets in the Mountains with Tharik Hussain
Journalist and travel writer Tharik Hussain shares his experiences of searching for and documenting the little-known Muslim heritage of Europe. [...]
Converging Paths Podcasts 2021 “Why Art History?” with Wendy Shaw
Wendy Shaw, Professor of Islamic Art History at the Free University of Berlin, reflects on the importance of art history [...]
Nilay Ozlu Curates Images of Topkapi Palace
We are happy to welcome this month's instagram guest curator, Nilay Ozlu, who will be curating a series about Topkapi [...]
YOUNGperspectives: A platform to support students and early career researchers
YOUNGperspectives, part of Converging Paths 2021, is a platform to support students and early career researchers who have exciting topics [...]
Instagram Guest Curator: Bernard O’Kane
We are happy to announce our new Instagram guest curator: Professor Bernard O'Kane, who is curating a series of images [...]
Ask An Expert: Zeynep Yurekli
Converging Paths has launched a new initiative to enable audiences to ask their burning questions about the artistic culture of [...]
Converging Paths 2021 – “Art, Revolution and People’s Voices” a new podcast with Bahia Shehab
Artist, educator and activist Bahia Shehab discusses the role of artists at times of political change, and reflects on [...]
The Pearling Path: Webinar Available Now!
The Pearling Path: A Webinar about the Revitalisation of Muharraq, Bahrain, with Noura Al-Sayeh Pearls have been an object [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Awards Programme is Now Open
The Barakat Trust Grants Awards Programme is now open! The Barakat Trust’s grant applications programme for 2021 opened on 1 [...]