We drove yesterday to Madinah (our first all girls road-trip drive here 😭!), prepared snacks and water to avoid stops. Pics we can share: yesterday’s sunset, masjid al-Nabawi this morning, masjid Quba and mount Uhud. No words/photos can describe the feelings of being here ❤️ ﷺ

In the KIng Abdulaziz Historical Centre today preparations for a new ministry of culture and an old photo made in 1939 by a Japanese interpreter in the king’s majlis at Murraba palace of Abulaziz and a large painting. #saudiart بدر بن عبدالله بن فرحان آل سعود

James E. Montgomery discusses Ibn Fadlan's "Mission to the Volga" on this episode of The History of Vikings thehistoryofvikings.com/ibn-fadlan-the… #TravelThursday

How would you translate "Zubdat al-Haqa'iq"? Watch LAL Fellow Mohammed Rustom explain his choice. For more on Ayn al-Qudat, check out the full interviews (in English and Arabic!) on our YouTube channel: English: youtube.com/watch?v=uI7oJ7… Arabic: youtube.com/watch?v=wt8Er3…

Masjid Quba, on the outskirts of Madinah, is the first mosque ever built, the oldest mosque in the world, built by our Prophet ﷺ after his arrival in Madinah from Makkah. They made changes recently (like 3 months ago), it’s now open all night/24hrs for worshippers. #saudiarabia

Masjid Quba (Quba Mosque) was first renovated by Uthman Ibn Affan from Banu Umayya clan (sons of Umayya ibn Abd Shams) of the Quraysh tribe, he was a son-in-law and notable sahabi (companion) of our Prophet ﷺ and the 3rd of al-Khulafā’ur-Rāshidūn, the four Rightly Guided Caliphs

طلع البدر علينا من ثنيات الوداع وجب الشكر علينا ما دعا لله داع أيها المبعوث فينا جئت بالأمر المطاع جئت شرفت المدينة مرحباً يا خير داع طلع البدر علينا : أنشدها النساء والأطفال في استقبال الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم عند وصوله إلى مشارف المدينة #المدينة_المنورة

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View of Amman and King Abdullah I Mosque with its blue dome, built on the orders of the late King Hussein of Jordan as a tribute to his grandfather. This mosque welcomes non-Muslim visitors. Don’t let the briefly bright blue sky in that picture fool you - today was cold. #jordan

This is truly shocking - even more considering Vincent Van Gogh lived in poverty, isolated and malnourished (which affected his mental health) and only sold one painting during his lifetime.

Rebecca Crook, Primary school students walk home for lunch in Jambiani, Zanzibar Island, 2016

Rebecca Crook, The moment you walk back into class from lunch, Tanzania, 2016

Rebecca Crook, All eyes on this girl as she reads from her geography text at Kilombero Primary School, Tanzania, 2016

Rebecca Crook, the library at Jambiani Secondary School, while students learn in open-air classrooms, they come to select books and read in this special fully enclosed place, pictured here: librarian Nadiya Nasra, Zanzibar, 2016

Rebecca Crook, “I want to be an engineer. My grandma chose it for me. I originally wanted to be a doctor, but then she told me to be an engineer - a biomedical one.” - Fatma, age 16, Jambiani Secondary School, Zanzibar, 2016

Rebecca Crook, Two students enjoy Forodhani Gardens after school in Stonetown, Zanzibar, 2016

Hassan Hajjaj (British-Moroccan artist, b. 1961, Larache, Morocco, based in London, United Kingdom), Pose, 2011 #morocco #uk #art

Hassan Hajjaj (British-Moroccan artist, b. 1961, Larache, Morocco, based in London, United Kingdom), Romancia, 2010 #morocco #uk #art

Hassan Hajjaj (British-Moroccan artist, b. 1961, Larache, Morocco, based in London, United Kingdom), Gang Of Marrakesh, 2000 #morocco #uk #art

Hassan Hajjaj (British-Moroccan artist, b. 1961, Larache, Morocco, based in London, United Kingdom), Marmouche, 2012 #morocco #uk #art