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Diary of a Travelling Imam - With Friends Like These

Diary of a Travelling Imam - With Friends Like These

I was a guest at the University of Ireland in Galway. I was debating a rightwing neo-con who was bordering on neurosis and pathological hatred of Islam. The title of...

Looking Back - The Lost Tribe of Shabbaz

Looking Back - The Lost Tribe of Shabbaz

Tam Hussein looks at how the three million Muslim slaves of the...

Diary of a Travelling Imam - Viking Hospitality

Diary of a Travelling Imam - Viking Hospitality

I was invited to Norway for meetings and discussions with the Muslim...

Diary of a travelling Imam - Hope Amongst Despair

Diary of a travelling Imam - Hope Amongst Despair

I was in two minds about going to Pakistan. Islamic Relief had made...

Foodie At Heart

Foodie At Heart

Eid al-Adha, which marks the end of Hajj, was to fall in November and that meant more feasting in the form of BBQ&...

Diary of a Travelling Imam - Fussing in Fes

Diary of a Travelling Imam - Fussing in Fes

We arrived at the port of Tangier in Morocco on a family holiday. Our destination was Fes, the religious and spiritual capital of Morocco. I was told that the King ...

Diary of an In-law - Forbidden Fruit

Diary of an In-law - Forbidden Fruit

Ancient cultural tradition in many a South-Asian family suggests...

Trouble in Europe

Trouble in Europe

I was on my way to northern Europe and decided to go by train. It...

Diary of an In-law - Boundaries

Diary of an In-law - Boundaries

Dada, my father in law’s father, is one of a kind. He acts on...

Diary of an Expat - Festive Ramadan

Diary of an Expat - Festive Ramadan

It was an experience that I had often envisaged. Imagine, day...

Drowning in nothing

Drowning in nothing

Summer 2009 and my brother in law, Ahmed, invited us to spend...

New Mexico Old Traditions

New Mexico Old Traditions

I landed at El Paso International Airport in Texas. It was a warm...

Diary of an Expat - Suits You!

Diary of an Expat - Suits You!

It was the second day of the New Year and a pleasant January...

Diary of a Travelling Imam

Diary of a Travelling Imam

Still in Sudan, my travels led me to the Shagarab Refugee Hospital....