Tharik Hussain
@_tharikhussain
Author @VikingBooksUK, @lonelyplanet, @bradtguides, @Summersdale | Represented by @DGAlitagents
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http://www.tharikhussain.co.uk 22-01-2014 17:53:14
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        Day 2 of #EWF24 at the British Library with our writer, Andrea Tompa ( translated by Jozefina Komporaly) ‘Europe on the Move’ is the topic of the discussion
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        "I believe that metaphors are a way of knowing and a way of knowing is functional and important for casual reasoning...and it's really important for us to understand the world" - Afonso Cruz British Library BritishLibraryEvents BL European EUNIC LONDON
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        Tharik Hussain Currently reading and loving 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴! Perhaps of interest: during WWI, Bosniak soldiers serving on the Isonzo Front built a mosque in the Slovenian Alps, just outside the village of Log pod Mangartom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_pod_M…
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        Nick Hunt Tharik Hussain Walk of Peace A point of interest: During Italian rule of the area between the world wars, all the original graves were decorated with uniform metal crosses. This included Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) graves:
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        Nick Hunt Tharik Hussain Walk of Peace It wasn't until 2007 that the Muslim soldiers' crosses were replaced with a design recalling their original wartime graves:
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        At our #VictorianMemorials event Brookwood Cemetery with Tharik Hussain - Lonely Planet author and designer of wonderful Muslim heritage trails ✨ Surrey Lit & Langs #SAHN #culturallives
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        - Yahya Birt - Making Community History through Place, Poetry and Performance: the Commemoration of Fatima Cates - Tharik Hussain - Exploring Muslim history through travel writing, journalism and heritage - Asif Shakoor - My story researching BAME seafarers
        ‘What a blessing it is to love books.’ - Elizabeth Von Arnim … & what a blessing it is to have bookshops!💚📚 Halfway through #indiebookshopweek Keep supporting🙌 Charlie Walker Benedict Allen Kate Rawles Peter Frankopan Tharik Hussain Levison Wood Julian Sayarer James Crawford
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        EverydayMuslim heads a collaborative plenary session showcasing the creative process of community history methodologies chaired by MBRN chair Sariya C-C Full details: bit.ly/MBRN_EM2024
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        EverydayMuslim Mamnun Khan Yahya Birt Tharik Hussain in Collaboration and Co-creation in Documenting History
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        Mamnun Khan Tharik Hussain on Collaboration and Co-creation in Documenting History Yahya Birt on Making Community History through Place, Poetry and Performance
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
        mentioned it in Tharik Hussain 's book if i am not wrong
        Join Diana Darke in conversation with Tharik Hussain for the launch of her book #Islamesque, a fascinating exploration of Europe’s medieval architectural wonders—and the Muslim master-builders behind them. 📍Yunus Emre Enstitüsü - London 🗓28th November ⏰7pm GMT ➡️ tinyurl.com/2s3wubxx
        کاشف الہدیٰ kashif salam. Read Minarets in the Mountains by Tharik Hussain . it will change the way you think of Europe
        
        Islamic heritage of Venice explored, from St Marks Basilica fresco to architectural influences | The National Tharik Hussain thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/b…
        'From the 13th century, the main chair on which the Bishop of Venice sat was inscribed with the Qur'an!' 🤯 I spoke to Giovanna Dunmall The National about my forthcoming book: Muslim Venice: Wanderings through the Gateway to the Orient thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/b… #wetlandbooks
        The throne of St Peter in the Basilica of San Pietro di Castello, traditionally considered the seat of the Apostle of Antioch. Photo: Tharik Hussain "The throne in the Basilica of San Pietro di Castello in eastern Venice, the city’s cathedral for several centuries until St