Travel Guides / Tips
London. The name itself conjures up images of red buses, black cabs...
With its stunning coral beaches and a history and culture that combines Swahili, Arab,...
Heraa Hashmi on road-tripping through Morocco It began as a casual notion, amidst busy schedules and the occasional glance at upcoming vacation time: what if we took a road trip? ...
People often ask what there is to do in Dubai aside from eat and shop. Having spent some time living there, I decided to compile my own list, based on some of my own favourite places to go and things to do. If malls are not really your thing, and you're not into desert 'excursions' that confuse Arab traditions with Bollywood (yes, this really happens), check out the list below for ideas that won't break the bank, don't require hotel tour guides, and have a little more substance than the usual tourist spots.
Shafquat Arefeen provides a 5-7 day guide to Beijing for Muslim travellers. ...
The duo behind Blue Cairo share their essential map for exploring Islamic Cairo Just south of where the Nile river branches into three streams, is a vast land that is...
With Hajj just around the corner, I compiled a list of things...
According to a 1925 guidebook, Lisbon is “a fair vision in a dream,...
Zara Choudhary on 7 places to visit in Fes, especially as a Muslim traveller. At more than a thousand years old, Fes is often considered the spiritual heartland of Morocco. The...
Listen to the audio version of this article: Podcast Ep 31 KHAYAL...
Upon entering the maqam of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon, one dives...
Traveller’s dua (supplication) asking Allah for goodness, ease and safety on their journey, and protection for their homes and loved ones in their absence. اللهُ أكبَر ، اللهُ أكبَر ،...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: ...
The Prophet ﷺ once sent forth a man to meet with an...
In the last few years, the number of Muslims visiting Jerusalem and Palestine has steadily increased. There are likely to be a number of different reasons for this, but one...
The Seyahetname of Evliya Çelebi is a multivolume travel account of a...
The Muslim Traveller’s Guide to Japan. For Muslims visiting Japan, and those interested...
Muslims are increasingly adhering to plant-based diets for a variety of reasons inclusive of health benefits, environmental preservation, and concern for animal welfare. But vegan or not, all Muslims share...
Visiting Lapland to see the Northern Lights: What you need to know...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh For many European Muslims, particularly from the UK, Marrakesh has become the destination of choice when looking to...
We follow four young Moroccans as they hitchhike or "autostop" across their homeland.
With Ertuğrul-fever (still) running high, Humza Sheikh shows us how to visit the...
At the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in Spain's Andalusia province, sits the historic city of Granada. For almost 250 years, between 1238 and 1492, the city, then part of the Nasrid Kingdom, stood as the last remaining Muslim stronghold in the peninsula. Under the Nasrids, it became a hub for economic prosperity, cultural influence and intellectual development.
