ISKUSTVO PRIKUPLJANJA MATERIJALNIH DAVANJA U DIJASPORI NA PRIMJERU ISLAMSKE ZAJEDNICE BOŠNJAKA U SJEVERNOJ AMERICI
EXPERIENCE IN COLLECTING DONATIONS IN THE DIASPORA WITH THE EXAMPLE OF THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY OF BOSNIAKS IN NORTH AMERICA

Summary/Abstract: The author here, in the first part of the article, presents a brief account of the arrival of Bosniaks in North America elaborating on the attempts to establish an institutionalized organisation of jammats by the end of the 19th and in the early 20th century. With the formation of the Islamic Community of Bosniaks of North America (IZBSA) in the year 2003, a significant step forward was made in this regard and the foundation was established for closer cooperation with the Riyasat of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the main part of the article the author relates of challenges facing the Islamic Community of Bosniaks of North America in the collection of donations with a focus on the collection of zakat and sadakatul fitr, and offers some suggestions on how to make improvements thereof.

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