Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn BattutaIbn Battuta is considered one of the world's greatest travellers. During the 14th century, he travelled about 75, 000 miles in search of knowledge and for the love of travel. To share the learning and research so highly valued by Islamic (...
It begins in Mecca, before moving to the desert of Mina, then to Arafat, for a day-long vigil, then to the rocky plain of Muzdalifah, a few miles away, where pilgrims collect pebbles to ritually stone the Devil, and then brings back to Mina for three days. Back in Mecca, pilgrims b...
A: IWD has always been a great moment to reflect on everything women have done in the past, and the influence that is carried on to this day! I’ve been lucky to be on this team, and I’ve had the opportunity to research and discover so much of what women have achieved. Celebrati...
The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca. —Anthony Bourdain 52 The journey is the reward. —Chinese Proverbs 195 Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. —Matsuo Basho 136 A journ...
dead centre, kill time, you name it, contrary to 4 Discover useful structures Xu Xiake’s Guilin 读思 微写作 1. deduce the rules of –ed and –ing forms in context; 2. compare the difference between –ed and –ing forms ; 3. use –ed and –ing forms appropriately in language output...
Each mosque has a mihrab, which is a niche that indicates the direction of the holy city of Mecca. Below you can also see a kürsü, which is a special chair for the imam. A mosque also typically has a minbar, or pulpit, used for sermons. The mosques we visited all felt spacious,...
Working on information from the cheery Nam, we are off next day to a village to attempt to buy some indigo paste. We’ve only got a name but luckily we have google maps (wow, how did we ever manage without that?) and soon we cut away from the mayhem of the main road widening pro...
Ibn Batuta had initially set out to from his hometown in Morocco to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca but the meanings his dream(s) held for him and his encounters with some of the great sufis of his time exerted a huge influence on his journey and perhaps altered its course in many ways...
It was sad saying goodbye to Mecca last night. I looked upon the Ka’aba as if I may never see it again.I pray that isn’t the case iA. I’m glad to be going home though. I miss America and…civilization. And my mom’s cooking! :) I told her that yesterday, she was like,...
It is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts with wide ranging mountain and water activities. The town has a lively center on the flattish part around Baker Street. The residential area spans above town on the side of a mountain. I arrived in Nelson in the spring when trees were starting to ...