My friend Rushda is an Indian national but was born in Riyadh. Over time, her parents moved to Jeddah, where they issued her birth certificate. Years later, Rushda began working in Dubai as a...

Islam often requires Muslim men, women and children to offer the funeral prayer in the mosque called Salat Al Janazah. Immediately after the official (Fard) prayer, the mosque leader (Iman) will...

Recently, I had to replace my car number plates again. It happened that my family and I had driven across Saudi Arabia to Mecca to do Umrah. On the way, we met several terrible...

Over the years, I've renewed my Saudi Driving Licence several times in Saudi Arabia. However, this time it was easier. First, I paid at the bank, then renewed it in Abshir before collecting the new...

Recently, my 17-year-old son got his Saudi driving license for the first time in Saudi Arabia. He was thrilled. To obtain the licence, he had to take lessons, theory and practical assessments, get a...

One day, a Muslim woman wrote me an email to ask if Islam permits women to wear a towel on their heads as an Islamic head cover (Hijab). She explained that she was going on vacation with her...