Riwayah Writings

Riwayah art print of the Kaaba in Mecca

The Kaaba: The History of Islam's Most Sacred Site

The history and meaning of the Kaaba, the qibla and focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.

The Kaaba: The History of Islam's Most Sacred Site

The history and meaning of the Kaaba, the qibla and focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Riwayah art print of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

The Dome of the Rock: The Story Behind Jerusale...

How the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik raised one of Islam's oldest and most recognisable monuments.

The Dome of the Rock: The Story Behind Jerusale...

How the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik raised one of Islam's oldest and most recognisable monuments.

Riwayah art print of Rabia al-Adawiyya, the mystic of Basra

Rabia al-Adawiyya: The Mystic Who Redefined Div...

The mystic of Basra and her radical idea of worshipping God out of love rather than fear or reward.

Rabia al-Adawiyya: The Mystic Who Redefined Div...

The mystic of Basra and her radical idea of worshipping God out of love rather than fear or reward.

Riwayah art print of Fatima al-Fihri, founder of al-Qarawiyyin

Fatima al-Fihri: The Woman Who Founded the Worl...

The woman who founded al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, recognised as the oldest existing university in the world.

Fatima al-Fihri: The Woman Who Founded the Worl...

The woman who founded al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, recognised as the oldest existing university in the world.

Riwayah art print of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857

The Rebellion of 1857: Mutiny or India's First ...

Resistance recast by its conquerors as a mutiny, the last Mughal exiled to die in Burma, and the vengeance that fell hardest on Muslim Delhi.

The Rebellion of 1857: Mutiny or India's First ...

Resistance recast by its conquerors as a mutiny, the last Mughal exiled to die in Burma, and the vengeance that fell hardest on Muslim Delhi.

Riwayah art print on Churchill and the Bengal famine of 1943

The Bengal Famine of 1943: A Man-Made Catastrophe

Three million dead in 1943, no drought to blame, and a government in London that chose stockpiles over starving Bengalis.

The Bengal Famine of 1943: A Man-Made Catastrophe

Three million dead in 1943, no drought to blame, and a government in London that chose stockpiles over starving Bengalis.