A magical, eye-opening account of a journey into a Europe that rarely makes the news and is in danger of being erased altogether.
A Europe few people believe exists and many wish didn’t. Muslim Europe. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2021.
Writer and documentary-maker Tharik Hussain sets off with his wife and young daughters around the Western Balkans. This region is home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe.
The author explores the regions of Eastern Europe where Islam has shaped places and people for more than half a millennium.