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The violin shop on Stoke Newington Church Street, Bridgewood & Neitzert, has been refurbished and looks amazing!
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Looking across the studio & thinking today's #GlobeFacts should be about CATS! Cats & culture. Cats in Istanbul.
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Writer Jodi Ettenberg says.. there are many cats... Turkey and Istanbul were awash in cats. "Many were well-fed and clean, and almost all were affectionate. To be sure, the cats slimmed down and dirtied-up when I walked outside the busier zones of the city into the immigrant areas – parts of Fatih, for example. In those laundry-strewn, narrow streets the cats were more feral, more hungry and certainly less curious. But one constant remained: there were cats everywhere."
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So why are there so many cats in Istanbul?
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For starters, it's a predominantly Muslim society where cats are tolerated, even respected. Per a 2017 article in The Economist:
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Turkey is not unique among predominately Muslim countries for honouring its cats, which are considered ritually clean animals in Islam. In the hadith, the collected sayings and actions of Muhammad, there are numerous examples of the Prophet’s fondness for cats.
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By one account, Muhammad cut off his sleeve when he had to rise for prayers so as to not disturb a feline that had curled up on his robe for a nap.
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In another tale, the pet cat of Abu Hurayrah (literally “father of the kitten”) saved Muhammad from an attack by a deadly serpent.
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Muhammad purportedly blessed the cat in gratitude, giving cats the ability to always land on their feet.
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Cats were considered guardians in other respects for the Islamic world: they defended libraries from destruction by mice and may have helped protect city populations from rat-borne plagues.
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While the cats are not adopted formally, they are taken care of by no one and everyone, a giant community network of cat caring.
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A 2016 Good Magazine Article entitled “This Winter, an Imam Is Offering Shelter to Stray Cats in Istanbul” also notes that the city is home to 30,000 stray cats.
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More : #CatGlobeFacts
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#IstanbulFacts #TurkeyFacts continue tomorrow.
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Made some headway into researching the history of our building today. First listed as a stables in 1867, it was then home to Franklin’s garage between 1921 and 1944. Over the next few years occupants ranged from Signwriter’s and woodcarvers before the duguid brothers came in 1966. The two brothers manufactured fibre glass parts for cafe racers. So far I have found a nor-vin tank that features our address. They left in the early seventies and a few years later it became an antiques store. The lady who run the antiques for the next 16 years was also an artist specialising in motorcycle jackets, tanks and helmets and was how I first came across the place. Carol the previous tenant is currently painting a Simpson helmet for me in classic air brush style @airbrushlucas.
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