As soon as I stepped out of the taxi I knew I had chosen the wrong time of day. Without...
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Mustafa Briggs: Due to the Global Pandemic, I’ve decided to preview my latest lecture online, and I know this is...
Sidi Bou Said: Tunisia’s Trendy Coffee Town & its Hidden Sufi Connection Droves of men, in traditional Tunisian garb, flooded...
A collection of photos, dated 1899, that give us a brief insight into 19th century Algerian life.
One of the peculiar sensations seasoned wayfarers fail to mention, as you pack your bags in preparation for your journey...
Mustafa Briggs on spiritual seclusion in The Gambia The small coastal town of Gunjur lies just an hour away from...
Nsenga Knight on the African Muslim manuscripts and writings that contradict the dominant narrative on ‘slaves’ and Africa, and how...
Muhammad Ayaz Ramjaun visits the sufi saints of Mauritius White sand beaches and clear-blue sea; underwater waterfall illusions, tropical weather;...
Heraa Hashmi on road-tripping through Morocco It began as a casual notion, amidst busy schedules and the occasional glance at...
It was a blistering hot day right in the middle of the Mauritanian Sahara desert, and my friends and I...
A journey through the Mauritanian wilderness to visit Murabit al-Hajj Night was upon us- that uncompromising, pitch-black type that enshrouds...
In the centre of Cairo lies a city within a city. With its thousand year old walls, Islamic or Medieval Cairo, once the seat of power in the region, consists of the oldest parts of the city established under the Fatimids. Among these historic streets, beginning at Bab al-Futuh in the north stretching down to Bab Zuweila in the south, is a 10th century road that boasts the highest concentration of medieval architecture in the Islamic world.
