Taha Wasiq was born in Lahore, Pakistan, January 30th, 2004. He is doing his A-levels from Beaconhouse Defence campus Lahore.

Taha Wasiq in 2019
A lead coin by Taha Wasiq from 2019, depicting Saladin.
A lead coin molded by Taha Wasiq, depicting Saladin.

A student, interested in anthropology, religious histories, Islamic history and historiography. He has been collecting and preserving flora, fauna, fossils[1], precious and semi precious stones, coins, and antiques. Using his artistic skills, create antique-styled objects, either inspired by or a similar copy of the original. He won second position in Living planet art Contest 2012[2]. Interested in early Islamic historiography and historical perceptions of Prophet Muhammad, challenging both widespread traditional Islamic and anti-Islamic narratives regarding the rise of Islam. He is also gradually developing a YouTube channel for educational purpose[3].

In 2021 he began a community uplifting, heritage preservation and tourism development project in Rohtas by training schoolgirls to make coin replicas to be sold s souvenirs, whilst saving the originals that are the region's historical heritage.[4]

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  1. ^ "The Beaconhouse Times".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Results of "Living Planet Art Contest 2012"". 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Taha Wasiq".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Wasiq, Taha (October 7, 2022). "Rohtas: Saving one coin at a time". Facebook. Retrieved October 7, 2022.