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Europe's Muslim history

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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From the magnificence of the Alhambra to the forgotten resting places of the Prophet Muhammad’s own relatives, Islam has long been a part of Europe’s history. Danny Bird speaks to Tharik Hussain about this continent-spanning saga, exploring Islam’s rich legacy within Europe and the reasons it is often overlooked today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:21.6

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0:35.1

From the magnificence of the Alhambra to the forgotten resting places of the Prophet

0:39.9

Muhammad's own relatives, Islam has long been a part of Europe's history. In this episode of

0:46.5

a History Extra podcast, Danny Bird speaks to Tarak Usain about this continent-spanning saga,

0:53.1

exploring Islam's rich legacy within Europe.

0:57.0

Tarek, your book begins with you recounting your visit to the Hallas-Otan Mosque in Cyprus,

1:02.0

a moment that completely shifted how you saw Islam and Europe. Can you take us back to that day

1:06.9

and tell us what changed for you there? In a way, it didn't change on the day, Danny, as you know, from having read it. It didn't change on the day because I didn't know about

1:15.7

the history of Islam in Europe. So I didn't know what I was encountering in that moment. I didn't

1:21.4

know what I was visiting. You know, as I say in the book, it's, you know, we find ourselves on

1:27.1

this very cheap but very long layover

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