Prof Islamic art @UTAustin, Syria, archaeology & heritage, author of THE CITIZEN KANE OF ISLAM-CENTRIC CAT-THEMED TWITTER THREADS
Oct 16, 2017 • 61 tweets • 22 min read
Dear Entire World: #Viking ‘Allah’ textile actually doesn't have Allah on it. Vikings had rich contacts w/Arab world. This textile? No. 1/60
Actually #Viking textile has no Arabic at all but story has gone viral @NYTimes@Guardian@BBCWorld@NatGeo@ScienceAlert have reported 2/60
