Tharik Hussain's new book charts the connection between European and Islamic history

“We now have young Muslims who feel alienated, disconnected and angry. And they have no reason to feel that, because their European heritage is a wonderfully rich one”

Author InterviewsSep 12, 2025by Caroline Sanderson

Tharik Hussain

Travel writer Hussain journeys across the Mediterranean to uncover the ways in which Islam has been integral to European history and culture for more than a thousand years.

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