‘travel can have an amazing, empowering impact’

Zahrah Mahmood MBE, 35, took up hillwalking in her 20s to cope with stress. Now, the hiking influencer and mother-of-two, better known as The Hillwalking Hijabi, is encouraging women from all backgrounds to reap the calming health benefits of walking in nature.

FROM DAILY RITUALS TO DIVINE GUIDANCE, THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICES OF THESE FIVE WOMEN FUEL CREATIVITY, RESILIENCE AND PURPOSE IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES

In 2000, Banu Mushtaq was subject to a fatwa for saying that it was not Islam itself that prohibited women from entering certain mosques, but the patriarchs of those mosques. Today the writer, lawyer

More women than ever are deciding to choose their own adventures and enjoy the freedom of travelling alone. Three writers explain why it’s their favourite way to escape

Broadcaster and novelist (and mum of Sophie Ellis-Bextor) Janet Ellis shares her new love of solo group holidays with Prima ’s travel expert, Jane Anderson

CATHY grunted as she struggled to open a jar of marmalade. Standing tall and athletic, amidst boxes piled high on the scarred wooden table in her new farmhouse kitchen, she inhaled the scents of woods