Tatars in Poland: Adopted Homeland

Almost two years after the roadtrip, when the podcast is finished after much work, Ewa and Maurits meet online to evaluate their findings. Was it what they expected? And what had they expected in the first place? At the same time, the world had changed radically with a continued ...  Show more

Ewa and Maurits are heading back to Gdansk. During the long ride from Podlachia, they discuss everything they heard and Ewa makes a confession. Halfway the trip, they stop along the road to listen back to a few interviews. They realize that the Tatars are a vibrant community, but ...  Show more

Ewa and Maurits meet some of the leaders of the Tatar community, including the mufti. They learn how the Polish state structure works, and how the communist times still play a role in the manner that the Tatars organize themselves. They visit one of the few Polish imams who studi ...  Show more

Ewa and Maurits travel to Białystok, the symbolic heart of Tatar Islam in Poland. They begin at a strikingly modern mosque surrounded by grey communist-era apartment blocks—an architectural contrast that mirrors the conflicting impressions they have about the Tatars' Islam. Their ...  Show more

What does it really mean to be a Tatar in Poland today? In this episode, Ewa and Maurits explore the blurred lines between religion, culture, and identity among the oldest native Muslim community in Europe. They speak with theatre director Róża Chazbijewicz and members of a local ...  Show more