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This groundbreaking and pioneering guidebook covers the historic and contemporary Muslim heritage and culture of Britain and Ireland. It takes the reader to places and spaces that tell this story beginning as far back as the 8th century, when Anglo-Saxon King Offa minted an Islamic coin all the way through to the building of Europe’s most progressive mosque, The Cambridge Central Mosque.
After the General Introduction, there are chapters dedicated to important parts of each country, where the reader is introduced to POIs (points of interest) traditionally ignored by popular travel guides by highlighting their significance to the story of the British Isles, as well as new perspectives on familiar POIs. For example, how the Brighton Pavilion became a ‘PR hospital’ during the World Wars, or the role of Powys Castle’s founder in the colonial looting of Muslim India.
The guide also introduces important personalities and narratives historically marginalised or ignored, like the British-Indian lawyer Khwaja Kamal ud-Din who made Woking a ‘Mecca of Europe’ in the early 20th century and the story of how the Ottomans defied Queen Victoria to secretly feed the starving Irish during the Great Famine.
In doing so, the guide unveils just how much of the region’s language, people, food, art, culture and architecture has been affected by Islamic culture historically and today.
There is practical information tailored for Muslim and non-Muslim travellers; such as offering safety travel advice for ‘visible’ Muslims and guidance on mosque etiquette for non-Muslim visitors.
After the General Introduction, there are chapters dedicated to important parts of each country, where the reader is introduced to POIs (points of interest) traditionally ignored by popular travel guides by highlighting their significance to the story of the British Isles, as well as new perspectives on familiar POIs. For example, how the Brighton Pavilion became a ‘PR hospital’ during the World Wars, or the role of Powys Castle’s founder in the colonial looting of Muslim India.
The guide also introduces important personalities and narratives historically marginalised or ignored, like the British-Indian lawyer Khwaja Kamal ud-Din who made Woking a ‘Mecca of Europe’ in the early 20th century and the story of how the Ottomans defied Queen Victoria to secretly feed the starving Irish during the Great Famine.
In doing so, the guide unveils just how much of the region’s language, people, food, art, culture and architecture has been affected by Islamic culture historically and today.
There is practical information tailored for Muslim and non-Muslim travellers; such as offering safety travel advice for ‘visible’ Muslims and guidance on mosque etiquette for non-Muslim visitors.
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Data wydania: 23.10.2026
Liczba stron: 336
Typ okładki:miękka okładka
Wydawca: Bradt Travel Guides
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Tytuł:Muslim Britain: A Travel Guide to Sites of Islamic Heritage & Culture
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EAN: 9781804693032
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