Sat, 24 Feb
|Rumi's Kitchen
Ramadan Mubarak - A Little Inspiration for the Blessed Month
Join Nadia Khan, Golden Threads for a conversation with Tharik Hussain- Author of ‘Minarets in the Mountains: A Journey into Muslim Europe’ about his new book ‘‘Ramadan Mubarak: A Little Inspiration for the Blessed Month”.
Time & Location
24 Feb 2024, 17:00 – 19:00 GMT
Rumi's Kitchen, 120 Craven Park Rd, London NW10 8QD, UK
About The Event
About Tharik Hussain
Tharik Hussain is an author, travel writer and journalist, who specialises in Muslim heritage and culture. His last book Minarets in the Mountains was longlisted for the UK’s biggest non-fiction prize and shortlisted for the biggest travel writing award. It won the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Best Travel Book Award and was named a Book of the Year by, amongst others, The Times Literary Supplement and the New Statesman. It has now been translated into German and Chinese.
Tharik is also a Lonely Planet author who has written guides to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Thailand, London and Britain, and has been published by the likes of the BBC, The Guardian and National Geographic Traveller.
In 2019, he developed Britain’s first Muslim heritage trails in Woking, Surrey, and has produced award-winning radio for the BBC on America’s mosques. He is a fellow at the Royal Geographical Society and the Centre for Religion and Heritage at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Tharik’s latest book Ramadan Mubarak: A Little Inspiration for the Blessed Month is filled with inspiring verses from the Qur’an, hadith and quotes by fascinating Muslim figures from the past and present. The book aims to uplift and inspire readers for a peaceful and purposeful Ramadan.
As well as offering practical tips and advice on staying positive throughout the sacred month, Tharik has scoured Muslim sources to include the words of those often overlooked by popular Islamic literature, such as ancient female scholars; historic British converts, and African and South Asian mystics. Their words are found alongside contemporary and popular names like Mufti Menk and Yasmin Mogahed.
The result is a book that will be a source of strength, offering spiritual support and guidance as readers venture on a journey of reflection and purification during the blessed month.
Both Ramadan Mubarak (£7.99) and Minarets in the Mountains (£9.99) will be available for sale at the event with Tharik donating all his royalties from the sales on the night to Save the Children’s Emergency Gaza Appeal.
About Nadia Khan:
Nadia is a writer, historian and PR professional. She has almost 20 years’ experience in PR and Communications working across sectors including housing, youth and local government.
Nadia has a BA (Hons) in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and an MA in History from University College London (UCL).
She is passionate about promoting religious inclusion, addressing issues of inequality, challenging racism and Islamophobia.
In 2020, Nadia founded Golden Threads which is a project to explore and document shared histories across the Muslim world and beyond. See: www.goldenthreads.uk
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Tharik:
Twitter @_TharikHussain
Insta: @tharik_hussain