Journey to Mecca

Journey to Mecca 2009 Directed by Bruce Neibaur

In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta

The 20 year old Muslim religious law student Ibn Battuta (1304–1368), whose full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta, set out from Tangier, a city in northern Morocco, in 1325, on a pilgrimage to Mecca, some 3,000 miles (over 4,800 km) to the East. The journey took him 18 months to complete and along the way he met with misfortune and adversity, including attack by bandits, rescue by Bedouins, fierce sand storms and dehydration.

Countries Canada , USA

Production Countries Canada , USA

Language English

Spoken Languages Arabic , English

Gneres Drama , History

Production Companies SK Films , Cosmic Picture , Eagle Vision Media Group , Dounia Productions , Desert Door Productions

Budget $13

Release Date 7 January 2009

45 mins