Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Spaces now available: ‘City Maps’ PhD workshop with Benjamin Fraser

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
Benjamin Fraser, Executive Editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, is leading the next City Maps doctoral training workshop, funded by CHASE, which will take place on Friday 28 June 2019 at Birkbeck, University of London. While…

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Levant: The Term, The Region and Cities

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Levant is an imprecisely defined region in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east. The Levant is an approximate historical geographical … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Indian lichen discovery in Dutch Biesbosch?

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
Dutch Vroege Vogels radio reported on 31 May 2019 that a lichen species, new to science, had been found. It was discovered in 2016 on willow wood in the Biesbosch national park. After…

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Dinosaurs extinct, lichens survived

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
https://youtu.be/Fkw_VF5zDT0 This 25 January 2018 video says about itself: What’s in a Lichen? How Scientists Got It Wrong for 150 Years | Short Film Showcase For 150 years, scientists believed lichen were defined…

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