Europe

Muslims are a relatively small minority in Europe, making up roughly 5% of the population. However, in some countries, such as France and Sweden, the Muslim share of the population is higher. And, in the coming decades, the Muslim share of the continent’s population is expected to grow – and could more than double, according…

One of the questions I get asked is what are the best Muslim-friendly cities in Europe, and I have a list of my favourite countries here. However, what many Muslim travellers miss is that almost all of Europe is Muslim-friendly, and there are very large communities of Muslims on the European continent. So I decided,…

Islam is the second-largest religion in Europe after Christianity.[2] Although the majority of Muslim communities in Western Europe formed recently,[3] there are centuries-old Muslim communities in the Balkans, Caucasus, Crimea, and Volga region.[4][5][6][7] The term “Muslim Europe” is used to refer to the Muslim-majority countries in the Balkans and the Caucasus (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Turkey, and Azerbaijan)[8] and parts of countries in Eastern Europe with sizable Muslim minorities (Bulgaria, Montenegro, North Macedonia,[9] and some republics of Russia) that constitute large populations…

The term Muslim Europe is used for the predominantly Muslim countries of Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. It is also used for the Muslim community in Europe. Islam has had a historical stronghold in the Balkans since the Ottoman wars in Europe.[1] Islam in Albania, 58.79% (2011 census)[2] Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 50.7% (2013 census)[3] The number of Muslims in European…