Looking Back - On the Canal: From Umar to Osama
Tam Hussein relates how the Suez Canal did more than just connect two seas; it created a path for the US to enter the Middle...
Diary of a Travelling Imam - Istanbul Conquest Part Two
“I found the inscriptions in the mosque to be a distraction. I am...
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...
Looking Back - The Lost Tribe of Shabbaz
Tam Hussein looks at how the three million Muslim slaves of the Atlantic slave trade contributed to West African culture. Obama’s election was perceived to come ...
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
I was in two minds about going to Pakistan. Islamic Relief had made...
Diary of a Travelling Imam - Fussing in Fes
We arrived at the port of Tangier in Morocco on a family holiday....
Diary of an In-law - Forbidden Fruit
Ancient cultural tradition in many a South-Asian family suggests...
Diary of an Expat - Festive Ramadan
It was an experience that I had often envisaged. Imagine, day...