Travel Guides / Tips
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This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: ...
People often ask what there is to do in Dubai aside from eat and shop. Having spent some time living there, I decided to compile my own list, based on some of my own favourite places to go and things to do. If malls are not really your thing, and you're not into desert 'excursions' that confuse Arab traditions with Bollywood (yes, this really happens), check out the list below for ideas that won't break the bank, don't require hotel tour guides, and have a little more substance than the usual tourist spots.
London. The name itself conjures up images of red buses, black cabs...
With Hajj just around the corner, I compiled a list of things...
Shafquat Arefeen provides a 5-7 day guide to Beijing for Muslim travellers. As China’s capital city, and its political centre for almost 800 years, Beijing is a fusion of a rich...
In the last few years, the number of Muslims visiting Jerusalem and...
For the first time in many years Karachi is in a good position to say Khush Amdeed – Welcome! So if you’re planning a visit to my home city, or are looking for...
Visiting Lapland to see the Northern Lights: What you need to know...
We follow four young Moroccans as they hitchhike or "autostop" across their homeland.
Heraa Hashmi on road-tripping through Morocco It began as a casual notion, amidst busy schedules and the occasional glance at upcoming vacation time: what if we took a road trip? ...
The Muslim Traveller’s Guide to Japan. For Muslims visiting Japan, and those interested...
The duo behind Blue Cairo share their essential map for exploring Islamic...
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.
Muslims are increasingly adhering to plant-based diets for a variety of reasons...
According to a 1925 guidebook, Lisbon is “a fair vision in a dream,...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh For many European Muslims, particularly from the UK, Marrakesh has become the destination of choice when looking to...
Upon entering the maqam of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon, one dives...
With Ertuğrul-fever (still) running high, Humza Sheikh shows us how to visit the...
The Seyahetname of Evliya Çelebi is a multivolume travel account of a larger-than-life Ottoman gentleman from 17th century Anatolia. Educated in a courtly medrese with little interest in a bureaucratic...
Traveller’s dua (supplication) asking Allah for goodness, ease and safety on their...
The Prophet ﷺ once sent forth a man to meet with an...
With its stunning coral beaches and a history and culture that combines Swahili, Arab, Indian and European influences, Unguja, better known as Zanzibar, is a fascinating place to visit- and since its almost entirely Muslim,...
