Ibn Battuta
Greatest medieval traveler
Sayings by Ibn Battuta
The people of this land are a bad people, and they are not trustworthy.
The people of this city are not honest, and they are not righteous.
They are a people who do not know the religion, and they are ignorant.
The people of this place are not good, and they are not pious.
Their women do not veil themselves, and they are not ashamed.
The women of this country are more beautiful than the men, and they are not veiled.
Their women are not modest, and they do not veil themselves.
The women of this land are very beautiful, and they do not cover their faces, even in the presence of men.
It is a strange thing that the women here do not veil themselves, and they are not ashamed of this.
The women of this country are very beautiful, and they walk about unveiled.
The women here are not veiled, and they are not shy. They speak openly with men.
The people of this country are a good people, but they are ignorant of the religion.
The Chinese are infidels, but they are a good people.
The Chinese are skilled in crafts, but they are not a people of religion.
I saw in this country many things that are contrary to Islam.
The Chinese are a people who do not have shame, and they do not care about their honor.
The people of this country eat dogs and pigs, and they do not care about cleanliness.
The Chinese are a people who do not have a strong belief in God.
The women of this city are very beautiful, but they are not modest.
The women here are not veiled, and they are not ashamed to show their beauty.