User:Leo Africanus

Me, Myself & I
Just graduated in medicine and unleashed on the unsuspecting public. Recently returned from China. Went on elective to South Africa, Syria, Lebanon and India. Loved holidaying in Andalusia, thoroughly enjoyed Iran and was mesmerised by Istanbul. Next stop Mars, or Fez if budget constraints arise.

Why Leo Africanus?
Read Leo the African by Amin Maalouf and was inspired.

Interests
Mughal India, the art of espresso making, cricket, travelling, languages (Kutchi, Arabic (especially Arabic grammar), Farsi, Urdu, Gujarati), reading (give me a book by William Dalrymple any time), Shi'a Islam, oh and Wikipedia.

Articles I've started or contributed to

 * Ali ibn Abi Talib
 * Ali ibn Husayn
 * Arba'een
 * Arthrogryposis
 * Atiyya bin Saad
 * Du'a al-Kumayl
 * Ghadir Khum
 * Iltutmish
 * Jannat al-Baqi
 * Khoja
 * Khojki
 * Khums
 * Kumayl bin Ziyad an-Nakhai
 * Kutchi
 * Leo Africanus
 * List of companions of the prophet Muhammad
 * Mahdi
 * Moors
 * Mughal Empire
 * Muhammad al-Mahdi
 * Razia Sultan
 * Rickets
 * Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
 * Sa'id bin Jubayr
 * Satyendra Nath Bose
 * Sayyid
 * Sher Shah
 * Shi'a Islam
 * Taj Mahal
 * The Satanic Verses (novel)
 * Twelvers
 * Wadi al-Salaam
 * William Dalrymple

Favourite Websites
[Coffee Geek] [Moorish Girl] [Rickshaw Blog] [Muslims under progress] [Avari-Nameh] [Ibn Battutah: the Muslim travel blog]