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Tag Archives: Islam
There’s something about Persian door-knockers!
One of the things I like about travel is encountering different ideas and customs. I really like noticing the differences. Even in the U.K. there are huge variations in buildings, landscapes, foods, accents and even customs. Whilst others delight in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Heritage, Life, Travel
Tagged Door knockers, doors, Iran, Islam, Middle-East, Persia
5 Comments
Is the Queen descended from the Prophet Muhammad?
It is said that most of us have hundreds or thousands of living relations, if only we knew who they were. On one line of my family tree I have found to be descended from such people such as the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, Religion and Faith
Tagged family tree, Genealogy, Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Royal Family, royalty, SOAS, The Queen
6 Comments
Gertrude Bell – The Ketrun – Desert Queen
From time to time, I have written about iconic and pioneering women in relative recent history, well recent by British standards 🙂 I also sometimes write about the Middle-East which is actually the one area of life that I can … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged Baghdad, Gertrude Bell, Iraq, Islam, Lawrence of Arabia, Lest We Forget, Mesapotamia, Sykes-Picot, WW1
20 Comments
Musa I of Mali – The richest man you may never have heard of
You might never have heard of Musa Keita I of the Mali Empire but it is fair to say that no-one alive today will ever make such an impact on the world today. Born in 1280 AD, Musa grew up in … Continue reading
Posted in history, Religion and Faith
Tagged Africa, Empire, Hajj, history, Islam, Life, Mali, Mecca, Must Keita, Sahara, Timbuktu, Travel
15 Comments
Volleyball in a Bikini or a Hijab?
Much has been made about the appearance of the Egyptian beach volleyball team playing in the Olympics wearing the all-encompassing Hijab Islamic dress rather than the usual Bikini style outfit and comment has been made over how appropriate this is. First … Continue reading
Posted in News, Opinion, Religion and Faith
Tagged Beach Volleyball, Bikini, Culture Clash, Egypt, Germany, Hijab, Islam, Life, Olympics, Opinion, Rio Olympics, Sport
1 Comment
Sunni and Shia Islam – All you Need To Know – Islam 101
You’d have to be living on another planet not to hear about the seemingly endless troubles in the Middle-East. To many in the west, Muslims are Muslims but it is much more complex than that with an ancient schism dominating … Continue reading
Cultural Vandalism – The destruction of priceless monuments by ISIS / ISIL
One of my most popular blog posts that I have ever written was on the ongoing destruction of historic Mecca by Saudi Arabia and whilst one day soon I hope to write more on the topic, I thought for now … Continue reading
Shibam – The original high-rise city
Even going into London as frequently as I do it is hard to keep track of all the new skyscrapers going up with their weird names. The Gherkin, Shard, Walkie-Talkie or as it used to be called The Death Star … Continue reading
Posted in history, Travel
Tagged history, Islam, Middle-East, photos, Sana'a, Shibam, Skyscrapers, Tours, Travel, Yemen
10 Comments
Qasr Amr – pleasure palace of the Caliphs
Qasr Amr is located on the desert road to Azraq and only a short distance from Iraq. It is possibly the highlight of the chain of desert castles built in eastern Jordan. It was built by Caliph Walid I around … Continue reading
Posted in history, Travel
Tagged Architecture, Caliph, castles, Culture, Desert, history, Islam, Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Middle-East, Tours, Travel
3 Comments