Heritage
A selection of reports on the heritage projects we have supported and funded in the field of Islamic Art, Heritage and Culture since we were founded in 1987
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Matthew Barnett
Finance Matthew Barnett is an accountant with experience in charities and nonprofits as well as businesses. In the four years he has been with The Barakat Trust, he has developed a strong interest in the countries and cultures in which The Barakat Trust operates. finance@barakat.org
Dr Francesca Leoni
Dr Francesca Leoni is Assistant Keeper and Curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, associated faculty in the oriental studies and history of art departments at the University of Oxford and associate researcher at the Khalili Research Centre for the Art and Material Culture [...]
Romolo Loreto
Romolo Loreto, archaeologist, Associate Professor for the chair of Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East at the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”. RL started his professional career as archaeologist in 2002 with the participation of the field work of the Italian archaeological Mission in the Republic [...]
Dr. A.Hilal Ugurlu
She started her PhD in the History of Architecture program at Istanbul Technical University. She spent a year as a visiting special student at the Aga Khan Program, Harvard University, in the 2009-2010 academic year and audited several courses from the history of art and architecture department and also Center [...]
Revisit Claudia Roden and Yasmin Khan: Exploring Middle Eastern Food and Identity
Revisit the Converging Paths event held at Asia House with the renowned food writers, Claudia Roden and Yasmin Khan and their discussions on how an understanding of food can reveal rich, nuanced perspectives. Sit back! Watch! And Enjoy!
Episode 10: The Forgotten Kingdoms of India with Navina Haidar
Navina Haidar, Curator in Charge of the Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, takes us on an inspiring journey to South India and the sultanates of the Deccan. She reveals this little-known region of India — a land of great natural wealth that produced striking [...]
New Storytelling: The Art of Greater Being by Alia Alzougbi
Join BAFTA-nominated artist Alia Alzougbi in this inspiring and thought-provoking tale about individuality, self-overcoming and our role within a community. Alia's practice is based on storytelling techniques and traditions and, as well as performing, she curates and produces cultural events. Alia is renowned storyteller, educator and cultural producer. She is Head [...]
Faye Behbehani
Trustee Faye Behbehani is an independent cultural and heritage consultant. She received her bachelor's in Business Management and International Studies from Bentley College, USA, in 2003 and her master's in the History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East from SOAS, University of London, in 2023. She [...]
Seif El Rashidi
Director Seif El Rashidi is an architectural historian with 20 years of expertise working on heritage preservation and managing projects related to promoting public engagement with heritage and culture. Seif was formerly the Project Manager of Layers of London (2016-2020), developed by the Institute of Historical Research at the University [...]
The Asfari Foundation
The Asfari Foundation is a British grant-making charity set up by Ayman and Sawsan Asfari in 2006. The Foundation focuses its efforts in the Levant and UK, with particular attention to the situation of the Syrian diaspora. Through its grant-making programmes, the Foundation invests in, and supports the sustainability of, [...]