History of Islam in Europe - Episode 1: The third wave

<p>Were the Muslims set on conquering Europe? And how did Europeans respond? In this first episode, Maurits Berger tells the stories of the first encounters between Europe and Islam.  <br/><br/><b>Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe</b><br/>People are often surprised that the history of the Islam in Europe is so much more than a history of wars. It&apos;s also a story of diplomacy and trade, knowledge and arts, from Muslims living together with Christians and Europeans for centuries. Muslims and the Islam are not things that just &apos;happened&apos; to Europe, they are part of Europe. In this podcast series, professor Maurits Berger talks about the history of the Islam in Europe: going back to the first Muslim who set foot in Europe, and seeing what kind of interactions have taken place between Muslims and Europeans since then.<br/><br/><b>Music score<br/></b>Ilias Valaris, aka DJ Valeron: &apos;Moroccan Night&apos; (Europe) • Nay<em> </em>- Arabian Music: &apos;Hijaz&apos; (Middle East) • Aicha Redouane: &apos;Allahu ya&apos;lamu anna n-nafsa&apos; (Andalusia) • Jordi Saval: &apos;A chantar m&apos;er de so&apos; (France) • Maria del mar Bonnet, &apos;Se Nuaven Alhasmarilon&apos; (Balearic Islands) • unknown: Ukranian Middle Age Music (Ukraine) • Christodolous Halaris, Byzantine secular music - Master Lambadarios (Byzantine)<br/><br/></p>