Podcasts & Webinars - The Barakat Trust

Protecting and Promoting the Art and Cultural Heritage of the Islamic World

Over 36 years The Barakat Trust has supported 817 projects in 45 countries.

Here you can enjoy the sights and sounds of some of those brilliant projects.

Latest Podcasts

Season 4: Episode 6

“Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery” with Rachel Dedman

Season 4: Episode 5

“Gaza: Art History & Lost Monuments” with Leena Ghannam

Season 4: Episode 4

“Unearthing Ottoman Greece” with Konstantinos Politis

See our earlier podcasts further down this page.

Sights

Explore the sights of The Barakat Trust’s videos, and our partners videos of their work.

The Barakat Trust: Our Story

The Barakat Trust 30 Years Gala Grantee Projects Video

The Architecture of the Veil – Damascene Houses

M’Hamid Oasis

Post-Conflict Urban Recovery: A Capacity Building Workshop for Aleppo

Islamic Bayda Project

Joseph Tawadros – Preview of Asia House oud concert

Sounds

Listen to our older podcasts we have developed for the unique contributions of some of the world’s top experts.

Episode 1

New with the Old! Islamic Art at the British Museum with Venetia Porter

Episode 2

Can We Learn From the Past? A Conversation with Nasser Rabbat

Episode 3

Layla S. Diba Talking About Art In Peril

Episode 4

“God is Beautiful and Loves Beauty” with Doris Behrens-Abouseif

Episode 5

Ottoman Complexities with Edhem Eldem

Episode 6

The Gardens of Palestine with Lara Zureikat

Episode 7

The Crusades – Merchants and Monarchs with Scott Redford

Episode 8

The Fascination of Islam with Anna Contadini

Episode 9

World Trade and Art – The Malay World with Michael Backman

Episode 10

The Forgotten Kingdoms of India with Navina Haidar

Episode 11

New Storytelling: The Art of Greater Being by Alia Alzougbi

Episode 12

A Game of Thrones in Medieval Egypt with Tarek Swelim

The Sanctuary at the Heart of Islam with Simon O’Meara

Episode 14

China and the Other – a conversation with Nixi Cura

Rethinking Identities — Iran and Beyond with Sussan Babaie

Episode 16

A Matter of Perspective with eL Seed

Episode 17

The Importance of the Moon with Ulrike al-Khamis

Episode 18

The Spirit of Hagia Sophia with Bissera Pentcheva

Season 2: Episode 1

Cultural Resilience in a Changing World with Salma Tuqan

Season 2: Episode 2

The Story of Coffee with Nancy Um

Season 2: Episode 3

A Journey to the Summit of Mount Sinai with George Manginis

Season 2: Episode 4

The Epics of Heroes with Jaimee Comstock-Skipp

Season 2: Episode 5

A World of Pearls with Robert Carter

Season 2: Episode 6

The Taj Mahal with Mehreen Chida-Razvi

Season 2: Episode 7

Contextualising the Occult with Liana Saif

Season 2: Episode 8

Reviving the Cradle of Hindustani Culture with Ratish Nanda

Season 2: Episode 9

Who are the Parsis? with Sarah Stewart

Season 2: Episode 10

“Art, Revolution and People’s Voices” a new podcast with Bahia Shehab

Season 2: Episode 11

Converging Paths Podcasts 2021 “Why Art History?” with Wendy Shaw

Season 2: Episode 12

Searching for Minarets in the Mountains with Tharik Hussain