![]() ![]() He said a lot of people in the west also think that people in Africa live in grass huts. The King Fahad Mosque, the largest in the Gambia (Photograph supplied) ![]() Islam in the region dates back to the 11th century. A lot of the big mosques were built with gifts of Arab money.” King Fahad was a Saudi Arabian leader and he supplied most of the money to build it. “The biggest mosque is on the outskirts of the capital of Banjul and is called the King Fahad Mosque. Gambia, for example, is 94 per cent Islamic. When he arrived, he was surprised by the prevalence of Islam. ![]() I thought I don’t think I need to be here.”īefore travelling to the African continent, he had a lot of misconceptions about religion there. The only place I had to back off of was an area of Cayenne, the capital city of French Guiana. “Most times I come back, walk around and I am perfectly all right. “I assess if I should come back in the evening,” he said. He also tests the waters a little, sometimes going to a potentially tricky area mid morning. And he always talks to the locals about what areas are safe for visitors. Mr Lister skips countries that are at war or are known to be very dangerous. “I do get a bit annoyed when reviewers pick up on minor corruption and write it up as if the whole place is corrupt.” “I wanted to give a fair and balanced view,” he said. He decided to focus on Africa because he saw an information gap when it came to travel there. ![]() Terry Lister at a waterfall near Labe, Guinea Conakry (Photograph supplied) ![]()
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