How (Russian & Ukrainian) Tatars Became Muslim

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Europe and the Islamic World have been in contact with each other for as long as Islam has existed. This interaction has created some very interesting stories. From an Arabic speaking Pope to Muslim Vikings. Unfortunately, in popular media, this interaction between Europe and the Islamic World is too often shown in the colours of warfare. People will often talk about battles between a Muslim and a European Empire as great religions colliding but this is gross simplification of this complicated history. For instance, the Ottoman Siege of Vienna in 1683 is often talked about by people with limited understanding of history as the great triumph of Christian Europe over the Islamic World. But did you know that in that Siege, on the Christian side, there were several regiments of cavalry that was made up of almost entirely Muslims whose ancestors had lived in Europe since before the Ottoman Empire even existed? This is the story of the Tatars, the Muslim communities of Eastern Europe.

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