In a former life, when I was working on a PhD in South and Southeast Asian literature, I had the opportunity to visit many different Muslim countries. It was always struck by how Islamic culture ...

(RNS) A new prayer mat lights up when facing Mecca, helping Muslims to pray properly. By Lauren Markoe. (RNS) Devout Muslims pray five times a day, facing the holy city of Mecca. But what if you don’t ...

Prayer is all about connecting with your inner calm. But let’s not pretend that sitting on a rough, uncomfortable praying mat doesn’t distract us. Ideas brings you a beautiful collection of luxury ...

Two years ago, product designer Myhra Mirza was searching for a portable prayer mat to bring with her on vacation, when she noticed that the options were either super traditional, which she loves and ...

Bahraini design office Shepherd Design Studio has reinterpreted the traditional Islamic prayer mat to make it more sustainable. The prayer rug uses less than half the material of its traditional ...

KARACHI: More than any other plush carpet or rug in the house, it was always the beautiful janamaz, or prayer mat, which as a child would draw me to them. I liked passing my hand over the velvety, ...

Nader Sabry, a space tech entrepreneur, mentor, leading voice on meeting Muslim consumer needs through innovation, and a passionate advocate for inspiring youth to embrace space-preneurship through ...

Kamal Ali invented the world's first interactive prayer mat, and his business is thriving due to exports to the Middle East A businessman who sells prayer mats to the Middle East wants more Welsh ...

Most of the mosques in western countries are homes which are used as mosques, that is to say the one who enters them does not know the direction of Qiblah if he is not usually praying in the place. So ...

The women's fashion company Shein has apologized after making "a serious mistake" by selling Muslim prayer mats that the company advertised as "fringe trim carpets" on its website. Shein posted an ...