Miloud, the celebration of the birth of the prophet Mohammed, is theoretically the Muslim world's equivalent to Christmas. Theoretically? More literally nowadays. Walking into a Miloud market on Saturday sparked my 3 year old to ask where Santa Claus was and to start singing Jingle Bells at the top of her lungs. This was not exactly what I expected ..... > read more 

As residents know, Ben Ashur is a great area for smart shopping and good food. The problem for those who don’t live near is that daytime opening for the shops can be short and sporadic .... > read more 

Updated: Monday 7th February 2011