Glasgow was known as the second city of the British Empire for much of the Victorian and Edwardian period. Today, the Merchant City bustles with shops and has a thriving cultural scene Like all amazing cities, at the centre of Glasgow is a river. From its source in Leadhills to the south east, the […]
The calm and warm waters of the Arabian Gulf have traditionally been the home of ancient Arab dhows and vast merchant ships, plying between its oil rich nations and the rest of the world. It is only in the last couple of years that there have been regular cruises within the area. Such is the […]
Containing no alcohol, “Halal wine” has been reportedly released in Dubai featuring a 24-carat edible gold leaf to add a glittering effect. “Lussory is a 100 percent halal product with 0.0 per cent alcohol content,” 7Days quoted Lootah Premium Foods as saying. The grapes used to produce the Lussory halal wine came from the vineyards […]
John Lewis is offering the hijab in its school uniform department in London and Liverpool for the first time in history. So far they have signed contracts with two schools, the Islamia Girls’ School in north-west London, which was established in 1983 by Yusuf Islam – known as the singer Cat Stevens until his conversion to Islam in […]
Morocco is situated in Africa with quite some African heritage, but its common history with Al Andalus (Islamic Spain), its climate and its varied topography, its Arabic name (Maghred Al Aqsa = the West of the Muslim world) and its proximity to Europe and the Middle East, all give this country a special position. Its population is […]
The UK has been a big tea drinking nation since the seventeenth century. At one point, the cost of tea was so expensive that ladies used to lock it up in little boxes and make a big ceremony out of adding some to the tea pot when their friends came round. Poorer families would often […]
