I wonder how they feel about Al-Andalus and Emirate of Sicily, they were Muslim society flourishing in the European heartland.
Hardly a tale of barbaric Muslims coming to destroy European culture and people, but added to the cultures growth and prosperity and in which they owe a lot to.
The idea of emphasizing Judeo-Christian heritage over Islam in Europe is AHistorical and imaginary
Letโs be a bit more honest about what a โEuropean identityโ looks like
Emphasizing Europeโs โJudeo-Christianโ heritage and looking only to antiquity betrays the European project, excluding the various peoples and entities that shaped the Continent.
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Discomfort at acknowledging Islam as a part of Europe is also true in the Continentโs southeast, where the Ottomans ruled for centuries. Hungarian baths, Serbian burek, Mostar Bridge โ all European heritage โ owe their existence to Islamic medicine, culinary traditions and architecture. And ignoring that history does a disservice to historical truth, as well as to millions of Muslim Europeans made to feel like they donโt really belong.
Before Muslims came they literally wore wooden pattened shoes to lift themselves above the excrement filled streets, and they rarely bathed or washed themselves. No sanitation or hygiene really, wore wigs to hide lice and the effects of syphilis and this continued until the 17th century.