One of my main intentions, actually probably my only intention, when visiting the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, was to make my way...
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.
Abu Ayyub on Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi, the Patron saint of Istanbul The name Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi may not be familiar...
“O Mosque of Cordoba! For thy existence and thy glory thou art indebted to love, to the tender passion that...
According to a 1925 guidebook, Lisbon is “a fair vision in a dream, clear-cut against a bright blue sky which the...
“Islam and Europe”, don’t quite fit, right? One doesn’t belong in the other apparently. “Islam and Muslims should leave Europe!” say extremists...
While unearthing a romantic little tale in the woods of Lithuania, Tharik Hussain encounters someone taking his own 'sacred footsteps'
With Ertuğrul-fever (still) running high, Humza Sheikh shows us how to visit the tomb of Ertuğrul and the ‘fathers’ of the...
London. The name itself conjures up images of red buses, black cabs and three-piece suits. As a major global hub,...
Visiting Lapland to see the Northern Lights: What you need to know as a Muslim traveller The Aurora Borealis, known in...
Minarets in the Mountains by Tharik Hussain is published by Bradt Guides. It has been Longlisted for The Ballie Gifford...
“Go to Mangalia, which is the Kaaba Mecca of the wandering poor people!” I had expected many things from the little...