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"Thoufeek Zakriya is one of the few historians for the Jews of Kerala, voluntarily maintaining a blog and Facebook page, also called the Jews of Malabar."
"Thoufeek's love for Hebrew dates back to his school days, when he stumbled upon a Hebrew text at a second-hand bookshop."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is an Indian Muslim from the city of Cochin who does calligraphy in a number of languages, including Arabic, Samaritan, Syriac and Sanskrit. "
"Like any conventional grandmother, Sarah Cohen, in her nineties, dreams of attending the marriage of her ‘grandson’ Thoufeek Zakriya."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is a prominent historian and calligrapher—self-taught and amateur—on the Jews of the region."
"Zakriya’s fascination with the Jews of Cochin started as a 10-year-old when he asked his father to take him to the synagogue in Jew Town."
"Thoufeek does something very unique: he has crafted Hebrew calligraphy in the ancient Kufic Arabic script."
"Seven Jews still live in the historic center of the southern Indian metropolis of Kochi. A Muslim calligrapher helps keep the memory of the world going down."
"The affair of Thoufeek Zakriya, a Muslim born in India, with Israel, Judaism and the Hebrew language, accompanies him from childhood."
"Thoufeek Zakriya, the Arabic-Hebrew calligrapher living in Dubai, will take part in the event, creating a piece of Purim artwork live."
"Indian Muslim calligrapher Thoufeek Zakriya claims that the design of the new Iranian monument to the country's Jewish war dead was copied from his work."
"The affair of Thoufeek Zakriya, a Muslim born in India, with Israel, Judaism and the Hebrew language, accompanies him from childhood."
"A young Indian Muslim hotelier originally from the southern state of Kochi who was fascinated by his home city’s historic Jewish community, is incorporating Jewish references into his Islamic calligraphy."
"It was so touching. The person who leaves this place without a tear, is the one who has a heart of stone."
"His calligraphy is now internationally appreciated and Thoufeek Zakriya (32) now even has contact with the Israeli president Reuven Rivlin."
"Thoufeek Zakriya, a Jewish history researcher and Hebrew calligrapher, the first to decipher the inscription, says that the tombstone dates to 1224 or 1225 AD."
"In 2020, Zakriya, who is now based in Dubai, had the opportunity to present one of his calligraphic works to Israel president Reuven Rivlin."
"According to Kochi historian and calligrapher Thoufeek Zakriya, this site corresponds to the location of the original Santa Cruz Church, one of the earliest churches made by any colonial power in India."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is one of the few historians for the Jews of Kerala, voluntarily maintaining a blog and Facebook page, also called the Jews of Malabar."
"Thoufeek's love for Hebrew dates back to his school days, when he stumbled upon a Hebrew text at a second-hand bookshop."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is an Indian Muslim from the city of Cochin who does calligraphy in a number of languages, including Arabic, Samaritan, Syriac and Sanskrit. "
"Like any conventional grandmother, Sarah Cohen, in her nineties, dreams of attending the marriage of her ‘grandson’ Thoufeek Zakriya."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is a prominent historian and calligrapher—self-taught and amateur—on the Jews of the region."
"Zakriya’s fascination with the Jews of Cochin started as a 10-year-old when he asked his father to take him to the synagogue in Jew Town."
"Thoufeek does something very unique: he has crafted Hebrew calligraphy in the ancient Kufic Arabic script."
"Seven Jews still live in the historic center of the southern Indian metropolis of Kochi. A Muslim calligrapher helps keep the memory of the world going down."
"The affair of Thoufeek Zakriya, a Muslim born in India, with Israel, Judaism and the Hebrew language, accompanies him from childhood."
"Thoufeek Zakriya, the Arabic-Hebrew calligrapher living in Dubai, will take part in the event, creating a piece of Purim artwork live."
"Indian Muslim calligrapher Thoufeek Zakriya claims that the design of the new Iranian monument to the country's Jewish war dead was copied from his work."
"The affair of Thoufeek Zakriya, a Muslim born in India, with Israel, Judaism and the Hebrew language, accompanies him from childhood."
"A young Indian Muslim hotelier originally from the southern state of Kochi who was fascinated by his home city’s historic Jewish community, is incorporating Jewish references into his Islamic calligraphy. "
"It was so touching. The person who leaves this place without a tear, is the one who has a heart of stone."
"His calligraphy is now internationally appreciated and Thoufeek Zakriya (32) now even has contact with the Israeli president Reuven Rivlin."
"Thoufeek Zakriya, a Jewish history researcher and Hebrew calligrapher, the first to decipher the inscription, says that the tombstone dates to 1224 or 1225 AD."
"In 2020, Zakriya, who is now based in Dubai, had the opportunity to present one of his calligraphic works to Israel president Reuven Rivlin."
"According to Kochi historian and calligrapher Thoufeek Zakriya, this site corresponds to the location of the original Santa Cruz Church, one of the earliest churches made by any colonial power in India."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is one of the few historians for the Jews of Kerala, voluntarily maintaining a blog and Facebook page, also called the Jews of Malabar."
"Thoufeek's love for Hebrew dates back to his school days, when he stumbled upon a Hebrew text at a second-hand bookshop."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is an Indian Muslim from the city of Cochin who does calligraphy in a number of languages, including Arabic, Samaritan, Syriac and Sanskrit. "
"Like any conventional grandmother, Sarah Cohen, in her nineties, dreams of attending the marriage of her ‘grandson’ Thoufeek Zakriya."
"Thoufeek Zakriya is a prominent historian and calligrapher—self-taught and amateur—on the Jews of the region."
"Zakriya’s fascination with the Jews of Cochin started as a 10-year-old when he asked his father to take him to the synagogue in Jew Town."
"Thoufeek does something very unique: he has crafted Hebrew calligraphy in the ancient Kufic Arabic script."
"Seven Jews still live in the historic center of the southern Indian metropolis of Kochi. A Muslim calligrapher helps keep the memory of the world going down."
"The affair of Thoufeek Zakriya, a Muslim born in India, with Israel, Judaism and the Hebrew language, accompanies him from childhood."
"Thoufeek Zakriya, the Arabic-Hebrew calligrapher living in Dubai, will take part in the event, creating a piece of Purim artwork live."
"Indian Muslim calligrapher Thoufeek Zakriya claims that the design of the new Iranian monument to the country's Jewish war dead was copied from his work."
"The affair of Thoufeek Zakriya, a Muslim born in India, with Israel, Judaism and the Hebrew language, accompanies him from childhood."
"A young Indian Muslim hotelier originally from the southern state of Kochi who was fascinated by his home city’s historic Jewish community, is incorporating Jewish references into his Islamic calligraphy."
"It was so touching. The person who leaves this place without a tear, is the one who has a heart of stone."
"His calligraphy is now internationally appreciated and Thoufeek Zakriya (32) now even has contact with the Israeli president Reuven Rivlin."
"Thoufeek Zakriya, a Jewish history researcher and Hebrew calligrapher, the first to decipher the inscription, says that the tombstone dates to 1224 or 1225 AD."
"In 2020, Zakriya, who is now based in Dubai, had the opportunity to present one of his calligraphic works to Israel president Reuven Rivlin."
According to Kochi historian and calligrapher Thoufeek Zakriya, this site corresponds to the location of the original Santa Cruz Church, one of the earliest churches made by any colonial power in India.
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Asian Jewish Life (Magazine)
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Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad (Magazine)
One Heart, Two Worlds (Book)
Asian Jewish Life (Magazine)