Showing posts with label tartans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tartans. Show all posts

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Islamic Tartan Unveiled in Scotland

EXAMINER: And I'll be in Makkah afore ye...

One would have to ask a MacDonald or a Stewart or a MacPhail or a Campbell how they felt about this.

This would be due to what many would argue that only a true Scotsman's opinion would count in this particular situation.

As reported by the United Kingdom Press Association, an Islamic-inspired tartan will soon be presented to the public in the land of whiskey and golf.

According to Glaswegian Dr. Azeem Ibrahim, he contacted both Islamic experts and Scottish tartan designers to come up with his first ever melding of the two cultures.

Doctor Ibrahim stated he intended his design to "weave the diverse Muslim identity into the fabric of Scotland." » | Timothy Whiteman | Tuesday, July 10, 2012