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.
With Ertuğrul-fever (still) running high, Humza Sheikh shows us how to visit the tomb of Ertuğrul and the ‘fathers’ of the...
Heraa Hashmi on road-tripping through Morocco It began as a casual notion, amidst busy schedules and the occasional glance at...
Shafquat Arefeen provides a 5-7 day guide to Beijing for Muslim travellers. As China’s capital city, and its political centre...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: how do I visit the Blessed Tree? For...
The Seyahetname of Evliya Çelebi is a multivolume travel account of a larger-than-life Ottoman gentleman from 17th century Anatolia. Educated...
According to a 1925 guidebook, Lisbon is “a fair vision in a dream, clear-cut against a bright blue sky which the...
Listen to the audio version of this article: Podcast Ep 31 KHAYAL DIARIES | Lessons From Life on the Road...
Zara Choudhary on 7 places to visit in Fes, especially as a Muslim traveller. At more than a thousand years...
The duo behind Blue Cairo share their essential map for exploring Islamic Cairo Just south of where the Nile river...
London. The name itself conjures up images of red buses, black cabs and three-piece suits. As a major global hub,...
Traveller’s dua (supplication) asking Allah for goodness, ease and safety on their journey, and protection for their homes and loved...