Strani utjecaji na islam u Bosni i Hercegovini od 1995. godine
Foreign Influences in Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1995

Summary/Abstract: This paper describes the historical role of Islam as the majority religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the predominantly Christian religion in Europe. A special focus was placed on the activities of the Islamic Community in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the recent war and peace in the struggle to preserve the Islamic tradition of Bosniaks against the foreign influence of some radical elements of "Salefism" and "Wahhabism". Not ignoring the external criticism of some international and local media, as well as the criticism of some voices from within the Islamic community itself, of the leaders of the Islamic community because they were not alert enough about foreign influence, the author recognizes that they nevertheless faced the challenge of foreign influence on the Islamic tradition of Bosniaks wisely and responsibly in a way to ensure the unity and stability of the Islamic community as well as the Bosnian society as a whole. Therefore, the author concludes that the example of supreme Islamic leadership could play a constructive role as a bridge builder between the Islamic world and Christianity in Europe. For Bosnian Muslims belong to Europe geographically, historically and culturally. It is the sense of the author of this paper that Bosnia has been practicing Islam in its own way for centuries. Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina have a long history of multicultural society. They are proof that Islam, as it is understood and practiced in Bosnia, has its legitimate place in Europe, against those who claim that Islam is not compatible with European civilization.

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