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Congratulations New Grantee – Agnieszka Bystroń
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Agnieszka Bystroń for her research as she embarks on a promising career. So what is the project? [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – The Kairouan Manuscript Project
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund The Kairouan Manuscript Project in their project. So what is the project? About the project: The Barakat Trust [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Kristyna Rendlova
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Kristýna Rendlova in her research. So what is the project? About the project: The Barakat Trust is delighted to [...]
Episode 9 Season 2: Who are the Parsis? with Sarah Stewart
Dr Sarah Stewart is Shapoorji Pallonji Senior Lecturer in Zoroastrianism and co-chair of the Institute of Zoroastrian Studies at SOAS, as [...]
Podcast 8 Season 2: Reviving the Cradle of Hindustani Culture with Ratish Nanda
Ratish Nanda, CEO of Aga Khan Cultural Services - India, tells us about his work and how the Aga Khan [...]
Podcast 7 Season 2: Contextualising the Occult with Liana Saif
Liana Saif explores how divination, talismans, amulets and ritual have helped people address social anxieties and cultural challenges throughout history. [...]
Podcast 6 Season 2: The Taj Mahal with Mehreen Chida-Razvi
Mehreen Chida-Razvi takes us on a journey to one of the 'New Seven Wonders of the World': the Taj Mahal. [...]
Podcast 5 Season 2: A World of Pearls with Robert Carter
Robert Carter, Professor of Arabian and Middle Eastern Archaeology at University College London, takes us through 7,000 years of the [...]
Podcast 4 Season 2: The Epics of Heroes with Jaimee Comstock-Skipp
Jaimee Comstock-Skipp takes us on a magical journey to learn more about the epic poem of Iran: Firdausī’s Shāhnāma - [...]
Podcast 3 Season 2: A Journey to the Summit of Mount Sinai with George Manginis
George Manginis, Academic Director at the Benaki Museum in Athens, sheds light on the importance of the Monastery of St. [...]
Webinar 1: Egyptian Applique Work in a Global World – An Online Demonstration
Watch our webinar with Hany Abdel Kader and Mohamed Abdel Wahed, two Egyptian master-stitchers who will demonstrate their ancient craft. [...]
New Podcast: The Story of Coffee with Nancy Um
Nancy Um, Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, takes us on a journey to discover the stories and myths [...]
Arts in Isolation Podcasts Season 2 Episode 1: Cultural Resilience in a Changing World with Salma Tuqan
Salma Tuqan, Deputy Director of Delfina Foundation and former Contemporary Middle East Curator at the V&A, provides insights into the [...]