Looking for Ramadan in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China I landed at the Ürümqi airport after having taken my longest flight ever (measured in number… China
My Bosniak Friends Dear Bosnia, If Senegal catapulted me outside my comfort zone, you somehow cradled me back into… Bosnia
Bosnia: Culture Crossroads This is a second post of discussing the two most prominent cultural themes of Bosnia. In the… Bosnia
Bosnia’s Unhealed Wounds I will be honest. I went to Bosnia with a lingering memory of talks about the… Bosnia
Sarajevo: A Day of the Life in Ramadan I was privileged to be staying in the heart of Sarajevo during Ramadan. And therefore, my… Bosnia
Sarajevo: Love at First Sight Bosnia was not easy to get to. From Dakar I flew direct to Paris. In Paris,… Bosnia
Muslims of Senegal The discussion of culture, faith, and identity got heated in Senegal. No, really it did and… Senegal
Going to the Temple: visiting Touba the center town for the Mouridieh Sufi tariqa It is almost impossible to talk about Muslims in Senegal without talking about the Sufi tariqas.… Senegal
How I found the One: an atypical journey to embracing Sufism in Senegal This is a guest post by Aminata Diop, a published writer who focuses here on observations of women in… Senegal
