I know one of THE most important things for me and 99,9% of the Muslim women out there is to be able to remove the hijab and enjoy some sun. I am definitely dying for it. Growing up in Greece with a chocolate tan envied by many British people doesn't help. I loved spending my days on the beach and I did live only 5 minutes away so it is something I miss a lot. I receive many emails asking …
Muslim Friendly Travel
Global Muslim Travel Index 2015 -Good news for the Muslim Travel Industry
Muslim tourism is booming and many companies are waking up to the fact that the new Muslim generation as younger, more educated with disposable income and a passion to travel. Many countries such as Turkey are taking great steps to create the right environment for Muslims and Halal travel. As I have mentioned before in an article Muslim travellers are different in some aspects than the regular …
Demystifying Umrah: What Muslims Do & How they perform Umrah?
BA lounge Review Manchester Airport Hotel Review: Holiday Inn London Heathrow BA Galleries full photo tour of the empty morning lounge (I was lucky!) BA Club Europe (business class) London to Istanbul review Review: Primeclass lounge Istanbul airport Saudi Airlines Istanbul to Jeddah Jedda airport immigration chaos Photos from Mekkah- the Holiest city in the world for …
Photo Album of Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat
I recently wrote about the beautiful country of Oman and the capital Muscat alongside a photo album of my trip. One of the things that I loved the most about Muscat is the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. I have seen the mosque feature in many publications and on various quotes, Islamic and non-Islamic, as it has unique design. It comes on the top for me alongside the Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed mosque. I …
Trip Report: Oman a must visit country
I have been stuck with a bad case of flu since my return from Umrah. It seems that the only thing that I can do is stare at my pc with half of my brain not functioning properly. So I decided it was a decluttering day of my Dropbox. I found some awesome photos of my trip to Oman a couple of years ago. It was before I started the MuslimTravelGirl's adventures so I never really posted or wrote about …
Featured Series: Islam, travel & women
I do get some really interesting questions and I decided to answer two of them about women travelling and does Islam actually permit travel. While I am not a scholar for sure I will try to give some explanation on the above and hopefully you will find it educational. [ms_divider style="icon" align="center" width="100%" margin_top="20" margin_bottom="20" border_size="2" border_color="#f2f2f2" …