Travel writing about Muslim Europe. A journey around Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, following the footsteps of Evliya Celebi through Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro. A book that begins to decolonise European history.
Travel writing about Muslim Europe. A journey around Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, following the footsteps of Evliya Celebi through Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro. A book that begins to decolonise European history.
Tharik Hussain is an author, travel writer and journalist who specialises on Muslim heritage and culture, especially across the western hemisphere. Tharik's previous work has often served to decolonise popular religious and cultural histories and narratives. He is the creator of Britain's first Muslim heritage trails and has produced award-winning radio for the BBC on America's earliest mosques and Muslim communities. Tharik has written about his travels exploring Muslim culture and heritage across the globe for many of the world's leading media brands and is the author of several travel guides for Lonely Planet, including Saudi Arabia (shortlisted for a Travel Media Award), Bahrain and Thailand. He has been named one of the UK's most inspiring British Bangladeshis and is a Fellow at the University of Groningen's Centre for Religion and Heritage.
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Contents Introduction An Intimate Tolerance Palamartsa, Bulgaria Part One: Bosnia and Herzegovina An Ottoman City Sarajevo The Bridge Built by Barbarians Mostar Mystics and Mountains Blagaj The Bloody Bridge on the Drina Visegrad Part Two: Serbia and Kosovo Serbia's Dirty Little Secret Rudine and Sjenica 'A Muslim Town' Novi Pazar Pokemon in Hammams Novi Pazar The Grandfather of Muslim Europe Pristina, Kosovo An Orthodox Town Nis Part Three: North Macedonia Whose Heritage Is It, Anyway? Skopje A Macedonian Imam Skopje The Fool's Tekke Tetovo Part Four: Albania Taken by Albanians Vlore A Beer with a Muslim Llogara National Park The Town 'Addicted to Prayer' Gjirokaster The House the Pasha Built Gjirokaster A Fairy Tale Ottoman Village Berat Capitals Old and New Durres, Tirana and Kruje Part Five: Montenegro Muslim Montenegro Podgorica Part Six: Return to Bosnia and Herzegovina The Effendi's Library Foca and Zenica Coffee with Bosnian Kings Vranduk and Travnik Dumped for De Niro Sarajevo Back in 'Jerusalem' Sarajevo Remembrance in Sarajevo Sarajevo Glossary Acknowledgements
Contents Introduction An Intimate Tolerance Palamartsa, Bulgaria Part One: Bosnia and Herzegovina An Ottoman City Sarajevo The Bridge Built by Barbarians Mostar Mystics and Mountains Blagaj The Bloody Bridge on the Drina Visegrad Part Two: Serbia and Kosovo Serbia's Dirty Little Secret Rudine and Sjenica 'A Muslim Town' Novi Pazar Pokemon in Hammams Novi Pazar The Grandfather of Muslim Europe Pristina, Kosovo An Orthodox Town Nis Part Three: North Macedonia Whose Heritage Is It, Anyway? Skopje A Macedonian Imam Skopje The Fool's Tekke Tetovo Part Four: Albania Taken by Albanians Vlore A Beer with a Muslim Llogara National Park The Town 'Addicted to Prayer' Gjirokaster The House the Pasha Built Gjirokaster A Fairy Tale Ottoman Village Berat Capitals Old and New Durres, Tirana and Kruje Part Five: Montenegro Muslim Montenegro Podgorica Part Six: Return to Bosnia and Herzegovina The Effendi's Library Foca and Zenica Coffee with Bosnian Kings Vranduk and Travnik Dumped for De Niro Sarajevo Back in 'Jerusalem' Sarajevo Remembrance in Sarajevo Sarajevo Glossary Acknowledgements
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