{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6467b7de03f4220011a934bd/6a724e90919aaf5974ac93cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"344. Europe Was Never Just a Judeo-Christian Entity! with Tharik Hussain","description":"<p>Is Europe strictly a Judeo-Christian entity, or have we forgotten 1400 years of Islamic history?</p><p><br></p><p>In this explosive episode of <em>History Rage</em>, host Paul Bavill sits down with author, journalist, and historian Tharik Hussain to smash the persistent myth that Europe’s cultural identity is solely Judeo-Christian. Tharik exposes how Islamic heritage is woven directly into the fabric of European identity, tracing back to the earliest days of Islam.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Insights &amp; Episode Highlights</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>The First Muslim European Navy:</strong> Discover how Caliph Uthman and Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan launched Islam’s first organized naval presence in Cyprus around the 640s AD, placing early companions of Prophet Muhammad on European soil within the first generation of the faith.</li><li><strong>The Myth of Conquest vs Liberation:</strong> Revisit the 711 AD Muslim arrival in the Iberian Peninsula and how local Jewish communities viewed it as a liberation from severe Visigothic persecution, sparking the Jewish Golden Age.</li><li><strong>Golden Age Innovations:</strong> Learn about Abbas ibn Firnas—the 9th-century polymath who achieved human flight 600 years before Leonardo da Vinci—and Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (Albukasis), the father of modern surgery whose tools mirror modern medical instruments today.</li><li><strong>Weaponized Mythologies:</strong> Deconstruct nation-building legends like <em>Santiago Matamoros</em> (\"Moor Slayer\") and the fictional <em>Tribute of 100 Virgins</em>, created to fuel anti-Muslim rhetoric during the Reconquista and Crusades.</li><li><strong>Living Indigenous History:</strong> Recognize indigenous European Muslims across Bosnia, Albania, and Kosovo, proving that Islam never left the continent.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest Information &amp; Book Links</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Guest:</strong> Tharik Hussain</li><li><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/tharik_hussein\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/tharik_hussein</a></li><li><strong>Buy the Book:</strong> Support independent bookshops and the podcast by purchasing <em>Muslim Europe: A Journey in Search of the 1400 Years of History</em> at the History Rage Bookshop: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780241742822\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780241742822</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommended Episodes</strong></p><p>Keep the historical rage going with these referenced episodes from the archive:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Episode 304:</strong> Tom Asbridge on why the Black Death was actually a global problem</li><li><strong>Episode 237:</strong> Steve Tibble on dismantling the glamorization of the Assassins</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow &amp; Support History Rage</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.historyrage.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.historyrage.com</a></li><li><strong>Twitter / X:</strong> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/historyrage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/historyrage</a></li><li><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/historyrage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/historyrage</a></li><li><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.facebook.com/historyrage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/historyrage</a></li><li><strong>Patreon:</strong> Join the Angry Mob for early ad-free episodes, monthly live streams, and the official History Rage mug at <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/historyrage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/historyrage</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!</em></p>","author_name":"Paul Bavill"}