Al-Hujeireh mosque sits quietly, nestled among its neighbours, seeking little attention. Walk through its outer doors and you find yourself...
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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.
This is going to be the sort of messy opinion piece that I usually hate to read; it will present...
As soon as I stepped out of the taxi I knew I had chosen the wrong time of day. Without...
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Each year in Rabi al-Awwal, the small island of Lamu plays host to a three day Maulid festival. Participants arrive...
A walk through the old sections of Istanbul and one will inevitably come across many graves and mausoleums. For the...
In the days leading up to my departure from my hometown in England I was nervous, especially when everyone I said...
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The Muslim Traveller’s Guide to Japan. For Muslims visiting Japan, and those interested in culture, art, nature and spirituality, Yasmine Ahmed-Lea provides an...
As soon as we started seeing the signs for Mostar on the outstretched Bosnian highway, my heart skipped a beat. We...
