PODCASTS AND WEBINARS

S6E8: The Arts and England's Early Relations with the Islamic World, with Jerry Brotton

Tune in to Jerry Brotton as he tells the story of some of England

S6E7: Pointed Tips: Maghribi Script and the Arabic calligraphic tradition, with Umberto Bongianino

Join Umberto Bongianino as he walks us through one of the western

S6E6: A Shrine Online: The Case of Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin, with Keelan Overton

In the city of Varamin, some 50km southwest of Tehran, lies the S

S6E5: The Shrines of Alexandria’s Lake Maryut region, with Ismael Awad

On the periphery of Alexandria in the surrounding countryside is

S6E4: Renewal in West Africa: The Great Mosque of Djenné with Michelle Apotsos

This month’s podcast takes us to the far south-west of the Isla

S6E3: Through Uzbekistan: Histories of the Persianate World, with Fuchsia Hart

This month’s podcast episode takes us through Uzbekistan along

S6E2: The Story of a Stone: Fatimids in Ethiopia, with Mikael Muehlbauer

This month’s podcast episode takes us to Ethiopia, specifically

S6E1: The Armenian Architects of the Ottoman East, with Alyson Wharton-Durgaryan

In this new podcast episode, the first in our series on Peripheri

S5E8: Islamic Silver in a Viking Treasure Hoard, with Jane Kershaw

Join us in this episode as we discuss the exciting finds from the

S5E7 - The Mamluks: A Louvre Exhibition

Join Carine Juvin as she discusses the fascinating topic of her n

S5E6 - Ancient Arabia: A New UNESCO Site

Join Juan De Lara as he takes us on a tour through the colourful

S5E5 - Teaching Islamic Art in Schools

Join Rizwan Iqbal as he explores how to get young people excited

S5E4 - Seals of Sumatra

Join Annabel Gallop as she takes us to the Indonesian province of

S5E3 - Lost Libraries of Tunis

Join Laura Hinrichsen as she walks us through her fascinating new

S5E2 - Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Join Rachel Dedman as she explores the beauty and politics of Pal

S5E1 - Gaza: Art History & Lost Monuments

Join Leena Ghannam as she walks us through an often unfamiliar as

S4E12 - Unearthing Ottoman Greece

Join Konstantinos Politis as he digs through the long history of

S4E11 - West Asian Weaving

Join Nour Hage as she weaves a story of textiles in West Asia, fr

S4E10 Delicious Delicacies with Nawal Nasrallah

Join Nawal Nasrallah for a delectable dive into the world of Medi

S4E9 - Saladin: Between Man and Myth

Join Abdul Rahman Azzam for a discussion of espionage and honour,

S4E8: Aga Khan Award for Architecture, with Farrokh Derakhshani

Join Farrokh Derakhshani for an inside look into the 2022 Aga Kha

S4E7: Jeddah: Crossroads of the World with Ahmad Angawi

Join celebrated artist Ahmad Angawi as he explores how Jeddah has

S4E6 The Power of the Visual with Ulrike Al-Khamis

Join Ulrike Al-Khamis for an inside look at the Aga Khan Museum's

S4E5 Olive Oil Empires with Anna Leone

Join Anna Leone for a tour through time as she explores life in N

S4E4 Saudi Modern with Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz

How did the discovery of oil transform Saudi Arabia's cities and

S4E3 Secret Geometry with Wael Sabry

S4E2 Decoding Arms and Armour with Arthur Bijl

Join Arthur Bijl, Hutton McRoberts Assistant Curator of Ottoman,

S4E1 Revealing Esna: An Egyptian Hidden Gem with Kareem Ibrahim

S3E14 Andalusia's Great Inventor: Ibn Firnas, with Glaire Anderson

S3E13 Ephemeral Palaces and Eternal Poetry of Iraq with Matt Saba

Join Matt Saba for a fascinating conversation about the magnifice

S3E12 Heritage is Ours with May Al-Ibrashy

May Al-Ibrashy, conservation architect and founder of Megawra Bui

S3E10 The Making of a Master Calligrapher with Bilal Badat

Join Bilal Badat, master calligrapher and scholar for a conversat

S3E9 The Jewel of Damascus with Alain George

Alain George shares his most recent book research on the Mosque o

S3E8 Epic Iran - Tim Stanley and Juan de Lara

Tim Stanley, co-curator of the blockbuster exhibition 'Epic Iran'

S3E7 Meeting for Coffee: Ottoman Style – Doğukan Atmaca and Seif El Rashidi

Featuring in our new Young Perspectives series, Doğukan Atmaca e

S3E6 Retracing the Silk Roads – Christopher Wilton-Steer and Seif El Rashidi

Join photographer and writer Christopher Wilton-Steer on a colour

S3E5 Iraq: Seeking Inspiration in Tradition - Mysa Kafil-Hussain and Juan de Lara

Mysa Kafil-Hussain explores the changes that Iraqi art went throu

S3E4 Discovering Arabia - Robert Hoyland and Juan de Lara

Professor Robert Hoyland takes us on a journey through time to di

S3E3 Searching for Minarets in the Mountains - Tharik Hussain and Seif El Rashidi

Tharik Hussain, Journalist and travel writer speaks to us about h

S3E2 Why Art History!? - Wendy Shaw and Juan de Lara

Wendy Shaw, professor of Islamic Art History at the Free Universi

S3E1 Art, Revolution & People's Voices - Bahia Shehab and Seif El Rashidi

Artist, educator and activist Bahia Shehab discusses the role of

S2E9 Who are the Parsis? - Sarah Stewart and Juan de Lara

S2E8 Reviving the Cradle of Hindustani Culture - Ratish Nanda and Seif El Rashidi

Ratish Nanda, CEO of Aga Khan Trust for Culture India, tells us a

S2E7 Contextualising the Occult - Liana Saif and Juan de Lara

Liana Saif explores how divination, talismans, amulets and ritual

S2E6 The Taj Mahal - Mehreen Chida-Razvi and Juan de Lara

S2E5 A World of Pearls - Robert Carter and Seif el Rashidi

Professor of Arabian and Middle Eastern Archaeology at UCL, Rober

S2E4. The Epics of Heroes – Jaimee Comstock-Skipp and Seif El Rashidi

Jaimee Comstock-Skipp, PhD candidate affiliated with Leiden Univ

S2E3 A Journey to Mount Sinai - George Manginis and Juan de Lara

George Manginis, Academic Director at the Benaki Museum in Athens

S2E2 The Story of Coffee – Nancy Um and Seif El Rashidi

Nancy Um, professor of Art History at Binghamton University, take

S2E1 Cultural Resilience in a Changing World - Salma Tuqan and Juan de Lara

Salma Tuqan, Deputy Director of Delfina Foundation and former Con

S1E18 The Spirit of Hagia Sophia - Bissera Pentcheva and Juan de Lara

The Hagia Sophia has featured in thousands of books and treatises

S1E17 The Importance of the Moon – Ulrike Al-Khamis and Juan de Lara

The Moon has been a revered orb for civilizations from all over t

S1E16 A Matter of Perspective – eL Seed and Juan de Lara

eL Seed works in the public sphere, for the people and most of th

S1E15 Rethinking Identities: Iran & Beyond – Sussan Babaie and Seif El Rashidi

Dr Sussan Babaie offers an illuminating conversation about how we

S1E14 China & the Other – Nixi Cura and Juan de Lara

Nixi Cura gives us a comprehensible historical insight on how has

S1E13 The Sanctuary at the Heart of Islam – Simon O’Meara and Seif El Rashidi

The Kaaba is the sanctuary at the heart of Mecca, where over one

S1E12. A Game of Thrones - Tarek Swelim and Seif El Rashidi

Professor Tarek Swelim shares with us a remarkable time in histor

S1E11. Storytelling: The Art of Greater Being – Alia Alzougbi and Juan de Lara

Join BAFTA-nominated artist, Alia Alzougbi, in this inspiring and

S1E10 The Forgotten Kingdoms of India - Navina Haidar and Seif El Rashidi

Navina Haidar, Curator in Charge of the Department of Islamic Art

S1E9 World Trade & Art: The Malay World- Michael Backman and Juan de Lara

Gallerist, economist and author Michael Backman reveals the impor

S1E8 The Fascination of Islam - Anna Contadini and Juan de Lara

Professor Anna Contadini takes us through an evocative journey to

S1E7 The Crusades - Monarchs and Merchants - Scott Redford and Seif El Rashidi

Archaeologist and professor Scott Redford opens our eyes to bette

S1E6 The Gardens of Palestine - Lara Zureikat and Seif El Rashidi

Gardens have had a special place in mankind's history, from the G

S1E5 Ottoman Complexities - With Edhem Eldem and Juan de Lara

Edhem Eldem reflects on the past, multiculturalism and Orientalis

S1E4 God is Beautiful and Loves Beauty – Doris Behrens Abouseif and Seif El Rashidi

Doris Abouseif shares her research on concepts of beauty and obje

S1E3 Art in Peril - With Layla S. Diba and Juan de Lara

This week's podcast brings you a story of loss, but also of hope.

S1E2 Can we learn from the past? With Nasser O. Rabbat and Seif El Rashidi

By expanding our experience to the lives of men and women in diff

S1E1 New with Old - Islamic Art at The British Museum - Venetia Porter and Juan de Lara

Venetia Porter walks us through her experience curating the Albuk