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This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. Maghribi: Recentering the Calligraphic Tradition of the Western Islamic World A Maghribi illum

24 Grants 14 Countries Introducing The Barakat Trust’s 2026 Grantees From the many strong applications we received this year, the Academic Advisory Committee of The Barakat Trust had the difficult task of se

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. A Shrine Online: How One Collaborative Museological Projected Is Reuniting An Iranian Shrine Jul

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. In This Month’s Newsletter: Podcast and grant spotlight – The Shrines of Alexandria’s

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. In This Month’s Newsletter: New podcast – Renewal in West Africa: The Great Mosque of Dj

From 23rd to 25th April we hosted guests for our trip A Weekend in Cairo. It appears to have been a great success. Day 1 We kicked off the beginning of our trip to Cairo with an architectural tour of Downtown.

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. In This Month’s Newsletter – New podcast – Through Uzbekistan: Histories of the Per

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. In This Month’s Newsletter – New podcast: The Story of a Stone: The Fatimids in Ethiopia

Contribute to projects that protect and promote the rich cultural heritage of the Islamic world as it faces ever greater threats. This Ramadan The Barakat Trust is beginning a Launchgood campaign to fundraise d

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. In This Month’s Newsletter – New podcast: The Armenian Architects of the Ottoman East 

Our 2026 Grant Cycle Every year on the 1st January, The Barakat Trust launches its annual grant cycle to provide funding for a diverse range of activities relating to the protection and promotion of cultural he

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. In This Month’s Newsletter – Podcast: Islamic silver in a Viking treasure hoard – U

This is the online version of our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe. In This Month’s Newsletter – Heritage in Arabic webinar – Hands on Islamic Art: The

We are pleased to announce that the project to conserve Gaza’s Al-Qaisariyya Bazaar (a former Barakat Trust grantee) has been awarded with an ICCROM-Sharjah Honorary Award for Good Practices in Cultural Herit

See The Barakat Trust’s director, Seif El Rashidi, discuss the importance and urgency of our work on Sky News.

Every year, our Grants applications close on 31st March. Over the next 2-3 months, The Barakat Trust’s expert team of academic advisors will review the many excellent applications before confirming the re