Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:28:49 +0200https://english.radio.cz/populists-helping-isis-sow-fear-says-sole-czech-muslim-legislator-hassan-mezian-8267368© 2026 Radio Prague International Hassan Mezian is the only Muslim legislator in the Czech Parliament. The Social Democrat senator moved to Prague from Damascus to study medicine in 1967, and, apart from spells in his native Syria and elsewhere, has spent most of his life practicing in the central Bohemian town of Litoměřice. When we met at the Senate, our conversation took in Syria, Czech Muslim life, and growing anti-Muslim populism in politics. But first I was curious to hear about Dr. Mezian’s period treating Bedouins during his military service. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/mezian_hassan.jpg?timestamp=1590713227 https://english.radio.cz/populists-helping-isis-sow-fear-says-sole-czech-muslim-legislator-hassan-mezian-8267368 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9