Liverpool is Britain's unexpected cradle of Islam - in pictures

  • Liverpool's former docks are now a tourism precinct. All photos: Ronan O'Connell
    Liverpool's former docks are now a tourism precinct. All photos: Ronan O'Connell
  • The precinct houses many modern buildings
    The precinct houses many modern buildings
  • The Merseyside Maritime Museum details Liverpool's former life as a major port
    The Merseyside Maritime Museum details Liverpool's former life as a major port
  • Inside the maritime museum. Liverpool had the world’s first commercial wet dock
    Inside the maritime museum. Liverpool had the world’s first commercial wet dock
  • Liverpool's history as a hub of the Industrial Revolution is explore by its museums
    Liverpool's history as a hub of the Industrial Revolution is explore by its museums
  • Liverpool once welcomed throngs of tourists via its port
    Liverpool once welcomed throngs of tourists via its port
  • The International Slavery Museum is based on Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock
    The International Slavery Museum is based on Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock
  • Tate Gallery Liverpool on the city's waterfront
    Tate Gallery Liverpool on the city's waterfront
  • The museums explore Liverpool's evolving identity and population
    The museums explore Liverpool's evolving identity and population
  • Many Muslim tourists landed in the port of Liverpool, on the eastern banks of the River Mersey, in the early 1900s
    Many Muslim tourists landed in the port of Liverpool, on the eastern banks of the River Mersey, in the early 1900s
  • The Cunard Building and the Liver Building, behind a statue of Edward VII on his horse, on Liverpool waterfront
    The Cunard Building and the Liver Building, behind a statue of Edward VII on his horse, on Liverpool waterfront