Touring Europe’s ancient Islamic empires
Tracing the continent’s Islamic past, from Cordoba to Sofia and Budapest The interior at Banya Bashi mosque in Sofia. All photos: Ronan O’Connell for The National Ronan O’Connell Dec 02, […]
Thirty years on, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still without a shared history
NEWS ByAlex ČizmićRicard González 30 November 2022 Explore similar themes CULTUREBOSNIA-HERZEGOVINAEDUCATIONYOUTHHISTORY According to the OSCE, ethnic divisions continue to be reflected in the teaching and learning of history. In […]
Why Ukraine should not accept Bosnia-style peace
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions|Russia-Ukraine war The Dayton Accords made Bosnia a dysfunctional state. Ukraine should resist pressure for a similar flawed peace deal. Published On 27 Nov 2022 A line of Bosnian […]
Don’t let Islam be written out of our European history – it birthed fairytale-like towns and mystical lodges
OPINION By Tharik Hussain ‘Muslims have been Europeans for almost 14 centuries – longer than white people have been Americans, and still if I mention “Muslim Europe”, people remain sceptical’ August […]
Bosnian Muslim donates land for a new Catholic Church
New church to help bridge Bosnia’s deep divisions AFP August 12, 2022 BUGOJNO (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Decades after bloody fighting between Catholics and Muslims ripped apart Bosnia’s Bugojno, a new […]
War and psychic trauma
BY ŞEYMA KOÇAK JUL 07, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A woman is seen at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, July 11, 2020. (Reuters […]
Book Review: Balkan Muslims, a Community in Danger?
Robert Rigney January 26, 2022 The British-Bangladeshi author of ‘Minarets in the Mountains’ is both entranced and concerned about the prospects for the indigenous Muslims in Southeastern Europe. Anewish book, Minarets […]
Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe
by Emily GrebleNew York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 354 pp. $35. Reviewed by Daniel PipesMiddle East Forum Middle East QuarterlySummer 2022 https://www.facebook.com/v2.6/plugins/share_button.php?app_id=172525162793917&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df103000261b5734%26domain%3Dwww.meforum.org%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.meforum.org%252Ff304982bc455498%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joeyhttps://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.d7fc2fc075c61f6fa34d79a0cbbf1e34.en.html#dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&size=m&text=Review%20of%20Muslims%20and%20the%20Making%20of%20Modern%20Europe&time=1655816278835&type=share&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe%23.YrHAVO2XIZc.twitterShare5 Arguing against conventional thinking, Greble asserts, “Southeastern Europe was […]
Putin’s Brothers, Tensions Mount in the Balkans as Bosnia and Herzegovina Threatens to Fracture
With the world focusing on Ukraine, the Kremlin is continuing its efforts to destabilize the Balkans – with the eager assistance of Serbs in the region. The country of Bosnia […]
The pain of systematic rape victims in Bosnia never ends
BY MELTEM SARSILMAZ JUL 13, 2021 – DAILY SABAH More than 2,300 refugees from the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica arrive on a United Nations convoy in Tuzla, Bosnia and […]
In Rememberance of 350,000 Bosnian Muslims Killed By Serbs: A Perspective On Our Outrage At Russia
By Motaher Chowdhury When I see all the propaganda being pushed by the West, Europe, America and the U.K’s government and politicians about how cruel it is of Putin to […]
Book Review: Balkan Muslims, a Community in Danger?
REVIEW A view of the minaret of the ‘Hadum Mosque’ in the western town of Gjakova. Photo: EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ Robert RigneyBerlinBIRN January 26, 202208:30The British-Bangladeshi author of ‘Minarets in the […]
UN expresses concern over rising hate speech in Bosnia and Serbia
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL JAN 15, 2022 – 12:05 AM GMT+3Bosnian Serbs march carrying a giant Serbian flag in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo) The United Nations expressed concern […]
Nine Serbs indicted for killing around 100 Muslims during Bosnian war
People gather near graves of their relatives at the memorial cemetery of Srebrenica 1995 massacre, in Potocari. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/ysaav REUTERS December 29, 2021 The nine men are accused […]
‘Shameful and rude’: Orban slammed over remark on Bosnia’s Muslims
COMMENTSBy Euronews with AP • Updated: 23/12/2021 – 16:52 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses supporters during celebration the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution, in Budapest in October 2021 – Copyright AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh Hungary’s prime minister Viktor […]
Bosnia breakup impending if issues not resolved: Serb leader
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BELGRADE, SERBIA DEC 11, 2021 – 10:16 PM GMT+3Bosnian Serb member of the tripartite Bosnian presidency Milorad Dodik (L) and President of Republika Srpska Zeljka Cvijanovic arrive at […]
Bosnia’s endless crisis could be solved by letting it break apart peacefully
AP , Friday 10 Dec 2021 Bosnia is lurching toward crisis, once again. Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, is threatening to withdraw the Serb-majority half of the […]
Bosnia another victim of conflict management
YOSSI MEKELBERG November 23, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/pn5ws Almost 30 years after Yugoslavia was plunged into a political crisis that led to the country’s breakup and the worst bloodshed in […]
Bosnia’s peace deal is at risk of unraveling, warns envoy
Story by Reuters November 2, 2021 Seated from left, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, Croat President Franjo Tudjman and Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic with the freshly-signed Dayton Peace Agreement in Paris […]
Bosnian Serbs are playing with Fire
The Fragile State of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serbs Are Playing with Fire Bosnian-Serb leader Milorad Dodik is stoking the nationalist flames in his country and would like to secede […]