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Travel story: Allah have Mercy!

After seven weeks in Arab lands I entered Turkey and immediately wished I could turn back. It was too touristy, too organised, too clean and too European for me. I couldn't see how Turkey could ever impress the seasoned Arabian adventurer that I now was... until I got stuck in a 14th century Anatolian Mosque at prayer time and had to bow to Allah...



Ever since I had been ordered to wear a neon pink sweat vest pulled over my head in Cairo's Al Azhar for the sake of... More

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