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Interview: WPFW-FM/Washington DC w/ Gloria Minott

  EPISODE DESCRIPTION In 1987, Ms. Hadjitofi was appointed Consul of Cyprus in The Netherlands. She was the youngest ever Honorary Consul appointed by Cyprus and the first female. Because of the absence of a Cypriot Embassy in the Netherlands at the time,...

The Icon Hunter book by Tasoula Hadjitofi

The Icon Hunter book by Tasoula Hadjitofi

   The Icon Hunter, της Τασούλας Χατζητοφή   Σε κυκλοφορία βρίσκεται εδώ και λίγες μέρες το βιβλίο της Τασούλας Χατζητοφή «The Icon Hunter» («Η Κυνηγός εικόνων»), ένα βιβλίο γραμμένο σαν αστυνομικό θρίλερ που καταγράφει την προσπάθεια της συγγραφέως να...

Tasoula Hadjitofi’s Quest To Find Stolen Art

Tasoula Hadjitofi’s Quest To Find Stolen Art

Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi joins us to discuss her memoir, The Icon Hunter: A Refugee's Quest to Reclaim Her Nation's Stolen Heritage. Hadjitofi tells the story of how hundreds of churches were looted and destroyed during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The...

‘If only I could recover one icon from the Turks.’ – NRC.nl

‘If only I could recover one icon from the Turks.’ – NRC.nl

Tasoula Hadjitofi had to flee her birthplace in Cyprus as a child. Now she has been chasing looted art for years. 'It might sound like I'm some kind of James Bond, but you must understand that there is a big downside to this kind of life.' When Tasoula Hadjitofi is in...

Book Trailer of the Day: The Icon Hunter

The Icon Hunter: A Refugee's Quest to Reclaim Her Nation's Stolen Heritage by Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi (Pegasus Books). --Shelf Awareness (374,000 readers) RAN book trailer

KIRKUS REVIEW

KIRKUS REVIEW

THE ICON HUNTER A Refugee’s Quest to Reclaim Her Nation’s Stolen Heritage by Tasoula Hadjitofii with Kathy Barrett  A Greek Cypriot refugee in the Netherlands chronicles her fierce determination to return stolen artifacts to her country through years of dangerous...