How to pray, fast and eat halal on a long-haul flight
Ordering a Muslim meal, shortening and combining prayers, praying in your seat, fasting across time zones and finding a prayer room at the airport.
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How airlines treat Muslim travellers, where to stay, eat and pray, and Hajj and Umrah done well.
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Halal meals, prayer on board, Ramadan and flying with family, airline by airline.
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Halal Tokyo: a Muslim traveller's guide to eating, praying and staying
Halal sushi in Asakusa, wagyu by the river, Japan's largest mosque in Shibuya and prayer rooms from Haneda to Ginza. Tokyo is a joy for Muslim travellers.
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British Airways
British Airways is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom, based at London Heathrow Airport. The airline operates scheduled international flights across a global network, provides Halal special meals on advance request, and includes a tunic and hijab option within its official uniform collection.
Gulf Air
Gulf Air is the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, based at Bahrain International Airport. The airline provides Halal-certified special meals, complimentary Zamzam carriage for pilgrims from Saudi Arabia, and dedicated prayer rooms in its Falcon Gold lounge.
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines (JAL) is a Japanese airline with hubs at Tokyo Haneda and Narita. It offers a halal-certified Muslim meal in every class on international flights from Japan, serves alcohol, fits multi-function bidet lavatories on its A350-1000, and flies to Doha but not to Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait Airways
Kuwait Airways is the national airline of Kuwait, flying from Kuwait International Airport. It serves only halal food and no alcohol, carries Zamzam water from Saudi stations within the baggage allowance, and flies to Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh and Dammam.
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All 11Dubai
A city where halal is a national system, mosques number in the hundreds, the Ramadan cannon sounds across the emirate, and the dress rule for visitors is modesty rather than a uniform.
Istanbul
Ottoman mosques with a view across two continents, a municipal iftar for 16,000 people every evening of Ramadan, and a cuisine that blends the palace kitchen with the cooking of the communities who have lived here for centuries.
Jakarta
Southeast Asia's largest mosque stands across from a Catholic church, halal certification is required by national law, and during Ramadan the street markets of Benhil sell light iftar snacks at sunset.
Jeddah
The Red Sea gateway for pilgrims since the seventh century, with coral-stone Al-Balad, a mosque built over the water, and Ramadan lantern bazaars in the old town.
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All 4Dubai for Muslim travellers: Old Dubai, a mosque visit and the Ramadan cannon
A first-time guide to Dubai beyond the skyline, from the wind-tower lanes of Al Fahidi and a guided visit to Jumeirah Mosque to Emirati trays at AED 40 to 60, with how mosques, halal rules, the metro and Ramadan work.
Halal London: three days from Whitechapel to Soho
A first-time guide to Muslim London, from the East End mosque and its restaurant to a £9 tikka bowl in Fitzrovia and a Knightsbridge dinner, with where to pray, what to see for free and how to get around.
Istanbul for Muslim travellers: mosques, markets and baklava
A first-time guide to Istanbul, from Hagia Sophia and the Süleymaniye to the Grand Bazaar, a regional table in Kadıköy and a century-and-a-half-old sweet shop, with prayer times, the tram that links the old city and the municipality's Ramadan iftar.
Kuala Lumpur for Muslim travellers: mosques, mamak and Ramadan bazaars
A first-time guide to Kuala Lumpur, from Masjid Negara and the Islamic Arts Museum to mamak breakfasts, Jalan Alor after dark and the Ramadan bazaars, with free sights, RM5 museums and a pass for the trains.