Bradt Muslim Britain & Ireland (Travel Guide): A Travel Guide to Sites of Islamic Heritage & Culture (Bradt Travel Guides)

Written by award-winning author Tharik Hussain, Muslim Britain and Ireland is a unique, groundbreaking travel guidebook about the largely ignored historic and contemporary Muslim heritage and culture of the British Isles.It guides readers and travellers to places and spaces that tell the story of Islam in the region - from the 8th century, when Anglo-Saxon King Offa minted an Islamic coin, through to the building of the Central Cambridge Mosque, Europe's most environmentally friendly Islamic place of worship. Region-by-region coverage introduces readers to points of interest typically overlooked by traditional travel guides, explaining their significance to the story of the British Isles - and articulating the impact of the region's second-largest religious group on its language, food, art, culture and architecture.Under-appreciated personalities and narratives are celebrated - from the Ottomans defying Queen Victoria to feed the starving Irish during the Great Famine via Celtic's bare