On the hills in and around Cape Town, you will find 300 year old Muslim graves belonging to notable individuals who arrived on the southern tip of the African continent in chains, as slaves or political prisoners of colonisers. They brought nothing with them, except faith in their hearts and the remembrance of God on their tongues.
If you’ve been following Mustafa Briggs on social media for the last few years, you will have seen him promoting...
Nsenga Knight on the African Muslim manuscripts and writings that contradict the dominant narrative on ‘slaves’ and Africa, and how...
In the heart of Nairobi’s bustling city centre, lies a somewhat peculiar landmark. With the arrival of Sayyid Abdullah Shah...
Buffalo and lions roamed the periphery of the swampy lands, that were uninhabited except for the meeting of the Kikuyu...
Riding through the Kenyan countryside on the modern standard gauge railway one comes across a peculiar sight. Not very far...
Muslims around the world strive to imitate the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ every day, but few can truly claim to resemble...
Mustafa Briggs on spiritual seclusion in The Gambia The small coastal town of Gunjur lies just an hour away from...
Take a look at this photograph. Three women sit on a rug on the floor. All of them wear ‘traditional’...
The duo behind Blue Cairo share their essential map for exploring Islamic Cairo Just south of where the Nile river...
Muazzam Mir on the life of the great East African saint, Dada Masiti. As Muslim consciousness awakens from post-colonial slumber,...
Walking through the heart of the old city, one may find its cobblestoned streets lead them to a compound accentuated...










