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Country Life Muslims

Country Life Muslims

Isla Rosser-Owen discovers the attractions of rural living by talking to five families who have made the move away from an urban environment to start a new life in the...

The German Gear - Volkswagen Golf GTi Review

The German Gear - Volkswagen Golf GTi Review

Undergoing transformations since 1976, Fazeel Ashraf takes the...

Coming Home to the Land

Coming Home to the Land

Country living is not just a bland ‘lifestyle option’....

UK Election Results - The Muslim Update

The UK election has ended in a hung parliament and whilst there is much debate on who will form the next government,...

Selling Impossible Dreams

Is our politics airbrushed like the front covers of a glossy magazine? Yes, it’s true, you too can be...

Second Home

The property market changes like the weather, leaving it impossible for buyers to determine whether their investment...

International Gardens - Kashmir, The Mughal Gem

The final in our series of International Gardens hails from the Kashmir Valley. Nishat Bagh is known as the ‘...

Borough Market

If you can’t get to the country, then let the country come to you. With Farmer’s Markets springing up...

Intersecting Paths

Intersecting Paths

After compromising on a 16 hour drive and meeting half way, Abdullah and Natasha have enjoyed a nine year marriage...

Roast

Roast

The Floral Hall  - Borough MarketReview by Heana Chowdhury&...

Market Marvels - Country inspired recipes

Market Marvels - Country inspired recipes

Fresh and wholesome produce is the essence of country living. Fatema...

Countryside Getaways

Countryside Getaways

There is nothing like the fresh outdoors to get you reacquainted...

More than Words

More than Words

What matters more than what a niqab-wearing Saudi poet said is what...

Country Comfort

Country Comfort

The harshness of urban living can sometimes turn your cosy nest into...

Spilled Water

Spilled Water

Review by Charlotte Joseph Spilled Water is a heart breaking...

World House Party

World House Party

In an effort to raise funds for their Ramadan Campaign, Mercy...

The Horseman

The Horseman

Iftikhar Ahmed lives on a smallholding and runs horsemanship...

Geek Shaykh - Travel Gadgets

Geek Shaykh - Travel Gadgets

Going out into the wild this month? Don’t get stuck in the...

The Hard Life

The Hard Life

Those of you who followed my “Good Life Express” in the...

Hadji Murat

Hadji Murat

by Leo TolstoyReview by Tam HusseinTolstoy was right when he likened...

The Ties that Bind

The Ties that Bind

Review by Saadeya ShamsuddinIs blood really thicker than water? Upon...

Diary of a Travelling Imam

Diary of a Travelling Imam

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

Hijaab

Hijaab

Directed by Conor Ibraheim Review by Nuzhat Ali What would...

Table Talk with David Cameron (from March 2007)

Table Talk with David Cameron (from March 2007)

This article was first printed in the March 2007 issue of emel...