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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Interview: The Archaeology of Islamic Sicily – with Angelo Castrorao Barba and the Superintendence of Palermo
Of all the important centres of the historic Islamic World, there is one region that many do not realise was ever Islamic at all: Sicily. We caught up with a recent grantee of The Barakat Trust, Angelo Castrorao Barba. Angelo has undertaken some particularly fascinating research with our grant, studying excavated material from Islamic Palermo in Sicily to better understand what life was like in this multicultural setting, ruled by the Islamic Emirate of [...]
New Podcast: Heritage is Ours with May al-Ibrashy
Join May al-Ibrashy for a conversation about her heritage conservation work in historic Cairo, revealing how the projects she works on put the community first. Find out more about the challenges and opportunities presented by complex urban environments like Cairo, the ways in which significant buildings, like the Shrine of [...]
Ask The Expert: Sami De Giosa
This month's expert is Dr Sami De Giosa. Sami is currently a visiting assistant professor at the College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah. He was previously a Research Fellow at SOAS University of London in the department of Cultures and Languages and also at the University of [...]
New Podcast: The Making of a Master Calligrapher with Bilal Badat
Join Bilal Badat, master calligrapher and scholar, for a conversation about the meaning of Islamic calligraphy. Badat explains calligraphy not just as a craft but as a means of transmitting and glorifying sacred knowledge. He shares fascinating insights on the making of calligraphers – the way in which the long [...]
Episode 17: The Importance of the Moon with Ulrike al-Khamis
The Moon has been revered by civilisations all over the world across time. It provides gentle light, sets calendars and regulates the tidal force. Ulrike al-Khamis explores our fascination with this mystical celestial body and looks at the role it has played in faith, science and the arts across the [...]
Episode 18: The Spirit of Hagia Sophia with Bissera Pentcheva
Hagia Sophia has featured in thousands of books and treatises throughout the centuries, many of which have praised the awe-inspiring spaces of this architectural wonder. Yet recently, the building has made headlines for very different reasons, as politics and heritage become entangled. In this week’s podcast, Professor Bissera Pentcheva helps [...]
SA’AID Tamer and the Community
In the year of 2010, Tamer launched SA’AID “Tamer and the Community” with the aim of creating tangible and sustainable difference in the lives of poeple in our community. SA’AID aims to enrich its social responsibility through initiating and supporting different projects that focus on leveling up the health, education, [...]
The Barakat Trust mourns the loss of Dr Abdullah Ghouchani
Dear Friends and Colleagues It is with profound sadness that we share the sad news of the loss of a previous grantee Dr Abdullah Ghouchani, on Thursday, 6 August 2020, in Tehran. He is survived by his beloved wife, who was with him in Tehran, and his two daughters, Golnaz [...]
Kristine Rose-Beers
Kristine Rose-Beers ACR is Head of Conservation at the Chester Beatty in Dublin, Ireland, and an accredited member of the Institute of Conservation (ICON). She graduated from the Conservation programme at Camberwell College of Arts in 2002. Kristine’s research interests include the conservation of Islamic manuscript material, early binding structures, [...]
Barakat Trust Grantees for 2020
Through the generosity of donors around the world, The Barakat Trust is happy to be able to support the following scholars and projects in 2020: International Scholarships Dina Mneimneh (Lebanese urbanist) to study at University College London (Awarded in 2019, and deferred to 2020). Zahra Khademi (Iranian art historian working [...]