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Renting a car and driving across the Balkan region has never been easier. With mountainous surroundings, lush green fields and historic monuments, itβs no wonder why many choose to road trip through the region. Even if youβre pressed for time, exploring multiple countries in the region is no big deal. With quick border checks and […]
While every day is significant when exploring history, August 31 in particular was rather eventful. Over the many centuries, remarkable events unfolded on this date that changed the course of history. To commemorate and celebrate this day, letβs explore some of the most notable events that took place on this date.Β King Henry VI Becoming […]
Translated and annotated by Yahya Birt, Riordan Macnamara and MΓΌnire Zeyneb MaksudoΔlu, Islam in Victorian Liverpool is an eyewitness account and travelogue by Yusuf Samih Asmay about Britainβs first mosque in Liverpool and its community of Muslims. Known to the world as an Ottoman intellectual, Asmay brings to life Abdullah Quilliamβs (1856-1932) life and character […]
At a time when the British identity was tied exclusively with Christianity, converting to any other religion was viewed as an extremely controversial and peculiar act. The Victorian era – which dates from 1837 to 1901 – witnessed exponential growth in areas such as inventions, expansion of railways, and poetry. But despite this, there was […]
A mystifying and historic city full of attractions for the most curious of visitors, Istanbul stands with pride stranded between two continents. Being one of the most visited countries in the world, visitors usually have a lot of questions about what to see and do here. If youβre looking for some inspiration, read on to […]
Humans have come together for millennia to seek protection, food, water and relationships and they have done this brilliantly by forming cities. Today many of these cities have been left abandoned. However, thatβs not the case with all of them. The ones that continue to fascinate many people worldwide are the ones still inhabited today. […]
