Heba Barakat is a Project Manager, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Cairo – Egypt, Memory of the Arab World Project (CULTNET). In 1998-2000, Barakat worked as a Communication Specialist/ Outreach coordinator Public Awareness Unit, Cairo Air Improvement Project - A USAID funded project. Part time lecturer at the Islamic Art and Architecture DepartmentShe has a PHD in the History of Islamic Art and has published various articles and books including: Rhythm & Verses (2007), A collection of Persian Single, Mightier than the Sword (2004), The Beauty of the Arabic Script, Co-authored, with the British Museum, London, and Islamic Art in the Russian Federation,. The Diplomat, April 1997, Cairo Egypt .