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Muslims have a long association with the British Isles, from Elizabeth the First, to Elizabeth the Second; from shops offering sherbets in Shakespeareโs London to Muslim soldiers responding to the call to arms. The history of Muslims in Britain stretched for over 1000 years. For example, in the eight century, King Offa minted coins bearing […]
The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of blue tilesย surrounding the walls ofย interior design.Mosqueย was built between 1609 and 1616 years, during the rule of Ahmed I. just like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, […]
The Aya Sophia (also knows as The Hagia Sophia) ย is more than 1,400 years old. It was first built and used as a cathedral by the Eastern Roman Empire for over 900 years. Following Fatih Sultanโs conquest of Istanbul in 1453 C.E, the church was found in a state of disrepair and was renovated andย converted […]
Yorkโs historic Mansion House will see its biggest investment since it was built in the 18th century thanks to a funding announcement from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). City of York Council has welcomed the award to help improve access, displays and conservation at the Mansion House. The HLF has granted ยฃ1,198,700 to support the […]
Near the small village of Chatton in Northumberlandโs north east stands a 3,000 year-old earthen rampart that offers an unrivalled view across the whole of this magnificent county โ from the rounded humps of the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border to Lindisfarne where creamy sands swirl into the North Sea. What makes this panorama […]
2015 marks Churchill’s 50th anniversary. Winston Churchill began his career as a colonial policeman in the North-West borderlands of India, and this experience was the beginning of his long relationship with the Islamic world. Overturning the widely-accepted consensus that Churchill was indifferent to, and even contemptuous of, matters concerning the Middle East, this book unravels […]
