Mostafa Salameh's extraordinary journey began with his birth to Palestinian
refugee parents in Kuwait in 1970. Through a chance meeting he came to Edinburgh
where he studied hospitality and read widely in Sufi religious philosophy and
world belief systems. Here he had a profoundly religious experience which was to
change the direction of his entire life.
One night Mostafa dreamt that he was standing atop Mount Everest reciting the
call to prayer. With no prior experience or training, he decided he would follow
his vision and climb. He failed to summit Everest twice before reaching the
summit in 2008 – he went on to become the first