When Moroccan merchant Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari converted the Maldives to Islam

For Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, Maldivians were converted to Islam by a Berber merchant known as Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari. In the Islands the Muslim scholar is regarded as a medieval hero who saved the nation from a sea monster.

History : Hagia Sophia in the eyes of Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta

In his travelogue, Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta described the former basilica Saint Sophia, which has since become a museum. The building has made headlines recently because of its conversion into a mosque.

Jo, a South Korean Ibn Battuta who travels the world with his motorbike [Interview]

Inspired by Ibn Battuta, the greatest Moroccan traveller, Jo Yeong Jay Ho Geol a South Korean man has been through a 500 day journey crossing Asia and Europe using only a motorcycle. Jo is in Tangier today, visiting the city where his idol once lived.