Tharik and his family learn lessons about themselves and their own identity as Britons, Europeans and Muslims. Dubbed the 'final frontier of tourism' Tharik traversed the length and breadth of Saudi Arabia when it was still 'closed' for tourism, to produce the most comprehensive guide to the country yet.

It also showcases a few historical examples of the life and bravery during the times of Nazi’s, communists, and the Bosnian war from young and old who lived through those times. Apart from his family, who travel with him, and a couple of Airbnb keyholders, he doesn’t talk to any women. The imam chat briefly touches on honour killings (or an honour maiming in this case), but it’s made to sound like an anti-Muslim phenomenon; the example is of a non-Muslim father shooting his daughter for wanting to marry a Muslim.He also meets Muslim communities living in Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, places you would not normally link with Muslims. The author and his family moved from Bangladesh to East London at the peak of the racism controversy. There was a fear of Turkey joining the EU, and if Britain remained then the Turks would swamp the UK. Komšiluk is a name that represents the simple concept of a neighbourhood and not at all what he describes.

I was very excited for this travelogue of Muslim Europe - a rare book about the Balkans that focuses on culture instead of war. Tharik Hussain travels through the forgotten cities/towns of the Balkans to explore the historical Islamic monuments, too often disregarded when thinking of Europe.Heritage is essential for anchoring identities and if we don't know our heritage in the way that we should or we're denied aspects of it, it's little wonder that we sometimes feel a little bit adrift,” he says. This made his experience of meeting people throughout his journey beautiful, and he certainly met with a lot of cheerful, kind and helpful Muslims.