Stay at the Bibikhanum Hotel, right next to the turquoise dome of the 15 th century Bibi-Khanym Mosque, to be in the centre of everything. Crowded, noisy and occasionally overwhelming, Mumbai is one ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

Rajni, the youngest daughter of Rai Duni Chand, was a devout Sikh during Guru Ram Das's era. Her father, angered by her devotion, married her to a leper as a punishment. Despite her hardships ...