Vytautas the Great invited Muslims to Lithuania ‘not because he was a leftist’ – interview

LRT English · 2026-10-17 05:00:00

Paulius Abdulhakimas Bergaudas from Klaipėda converted to Islam on his own initiative while finishing school and later completed a PhD in the subject at Cambridge. In an interview with LRT.lt, he talks about the myths surrounding Muslims in Lithuania and what the country’s politicians should avoid doing.