Tag: travelling

Archaic and Eternal Time in the Mediterranean Sea

Art + Stories

Opinions

Archaic and Eternal Time in the Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a crossroads of the dispossessed, a place that bears witness to both watery deaths and renewed lives. A writer reflects on its timelessness, and what it might reveal about humanity.

Jarosław Mikołajewski

If You’ve Never Travelled, You’ve Never Lived

World + People

Dreams and Visions

If You’ve Never Travelled, You’ve Never Lived

A scholar reflects on two types of journeys, described in Islam as 'rihla' and 'safar', and discusses how they can enrich our understanding of the world.

Ziauddin Sardar

Difficult Journeys in New York

Art + Stories

Experiences

Difficult Journeys in New York

A scholar remembers a journey he made to New York in the 1980s, and reflects on the relationships he encountered, some of which were better avoided.

Ziauddin Sardar