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Muslims are an integral part of Europe’s past, present and future.

The Muslim contribution to contemporary European culture and society stretches back over 1,300 years. Figures are elusive, but there are probably about 16 million Muslims living in Western Europe alone. As populations continue to change, some citizens are becoming increasingly sceptical, with a growing minority becoming more concerned and even hostile to the changing nature of societies.

The aim of the British Council's Our Shared Europe prgroamme is to create more understanding and awareness of the many contributions that Muslims have made in history and continue to make in present-day Europe. By doing so, Our Shared Europe seeks to strengthen the bonds of mutual knowledge and trust between Muslims and other majority and minority communities in Europe.