Gingko is a UK-based charitable foundation created in 2014 to promote dialogue and understanding with the Middle East, West Asia and North Africa through conferences, publications, events and cultural programmes.
Gingko was established in memory of Werner Mark Linz, the late publisher of the American University in Cairo Press.
Dr Barbara Schwepcke, Chief Executive and founder of Gingko, explained that Linz '… always thought big.
[3] In 2021 its programme of cultural events included ‘Christmas and the Qur’an’, a dialogue co-hosted with The Dean and Chapter of Westminster Cathedral, introduced by Professor Karl-Josef Kuschel, in conversation with Imam Dr Muhammed Gamal Abdelnour.
Other significant publications have included Art, Trade and Culture, The Culinary Crescent, The Architectural Heritage of Yemen and two books with the award-winning Egyptian/Lebanese street artist and graphic designer Bahia Shehab: At the Corner of a Dream.