Why do Maltese Christians speak a language descended from Arabic? Why were some of medieval Spain’s Muslim rulers red-haired and blue-eyed? And how did Viking-descended Christians in Sicily become thoroughly Arabised?
By looking at Europe through an Islamic lens, travel writer Tharik Hussain uncovers a whole world of history that other travellers might just brush past. Tharik is the author of Minarets in the Mountains and Muslim Europe: A Journey in Search of a Fourteen Hundred Year History, and has written for outlets including BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet and Geographical.
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Learn more about Tharik and find his books at https://www.tharikhussain.co.uk/
