Travel Guides / Tips
The duo behind Blue Cairo share their essential map for exploring Islamic...
According to a 1925 guidebook, Lisbon is “a fair vision in a dream,...
In the last few years, the number of Muslims visiting Jerusalem and Palestine has steadily increased. There are likely to be a number of different reasons for this, but one...
Traveller’s dua (supplication) asking Allah for goodness, ease and safety on their...
Heraa Hashmi on road-tripping through Morocco It began as a casual notion,...
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 alternative guide for TOKYO, KOBE and KYOTO. As a child,...
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.
With Ertuğrul-fever (still) running high, Humza Sheikh shows us how to visit the...
Upon entering the maqam of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon, one dives into a sensory deluge. Shrine keepers wave you over, clasping your hand and your back with a hearty...
The Seyahetname of Evliya Çelebi is a multivolume travel account of a...
With Hajj just around the corner, I compiled a list of things useful for women to pack, based on my experience last year. I hope it helps! Medication Paracetamol/Panadol (or...
We follow four young Moroccans as they hitchhike or "autostop" across their homeland.
Muslims are increasingly adhering to plant-based diets for a variety of reasons...
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.
London. The name itself conjures up images of red buses, black cabs...
This post deals with one of the questions we get asked most often: ...
Visiting Lapland to see the Northern Lights: What you need to know as a Muslim traveller The Aurora Borealis, known in Finnish as revontulet (literally ‘fires of the fox’), or the...
Mohammed Khan on visiting Imam Jazuli and the 7 Saints of Marrakesh...
Listen to the audio version of this article: Podcast Ep 31 KHAYAL DIARIES | Lessons From Life on the Road by Alex Reynolds I had literally no idea I would...
With its stunning coral beaches and a history and culture that combines Swahili, Arab,...
The Prophet ﷺ once sent forth a man to meet with an...
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...
