Belgrade hits back at Bosnian Islamic Community's Remarks

B92 ^ | March 14, 2008 | Staff

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The Religion Ministry dismissed the remarks of the "subjective, irresponsible and politically biased Bosnian Islamic Community."

The leadership, or Riyaset, of the Sarajevo-based Islamic organization was reacting to the latest unrest in Serbia's southwestern Sandžak region and the "situation of Muslims in Serbia".

The ministry said in a statement issued in Belgrade late on Thursday the call made to international organizations "to react to flagrant human rights violations of Muslims" was "cynical, irresponsible and politically ill-intentioned".

The statement, sent to Tanjug, also pointed out that police efforts, following developments in Tutin on March 7 and 9, to keep peace and order and to prevent clashes between Muslims are described and condemned by the Sarajevo Riyaset as "brutal attacks of Serbia's police on imams and worshippers at the mosque".

The statement also said that "Muslims in Serbia were divided and are divided today precisely by the one who calls on the authorities in Belgrade not to do that," and added that the "Islamic Community Constitution in Bosnia-Herzegovina prescribes that Sandžak Islamic Community meshihats, the Islamic Community in Croatia and the Islamic Community in Slovenia are constituent parts of the Islamic Community in Bosnia-Herzegovina".

"Therefore, the Islamic Community in Bosnia-Herzegovina incorporates meshihats from two states and a meshihat from one region in Serbia, even though Sarajevo Riyaset members must know that Muslims in Serbia do not live only in Sandžak but in the whole state territory," the statement said.

The Ministry of Religion recognizes all Muslims in Serbia and protects their religious rights and freedom, it said, "unlike the Riyaset in Sarajevo, which seems to think that freedoms and rights belong only to those Muslims in Serbia who support Mufti [Muamer] Zukorlic and recognize Reis [Mustafa] Ceric as their supreme religious head".

The ministry said that "the security, freedom and rights of Muslims in Serbia are violated precisely by Muslims who support Reis Ceric and Mufti Zukorlic.

Reis-ul-Ulema Adem Zilkic of the Islamic Community of Serbia also Thursday criticized the interference of the Riyasat of the Islamic Community of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Reis-ul-Ulema Mustafa Ceric in the relations among Muslims in Serbia, pointing out that this could "further deepen the already deep divisions" that exist in Serbia's Sandžak region.

In a statement for Tanjug, Zilkic appealed to Ceric "as a brother" and asked him to take this fact into consideration and to resolve all "misunderstandings and dilemmas" in a peaceful and civilized way, as believers who are leading religious followers and religious institutions, together with the Head Mufti of the Islamic Community in Serbia, Muamer Zukorlic.

"The Islamic Community of Serbia is independent and it can communicate with the Islamic Community of Bosnia-Herzegovina strictly on a parity basis," Zilkić said.

The meshihat of the Islamic Community of Serbia based in Sandžak, where the Bosniak population is predominant, has the absolute authority to realize spiritual, cultural, educational, economic, and any other ties with Bosnia-Herzegovina, he said.

The split between the Zilkic-led Islamic Community of Serbia and Zukorilic's Islamic Community in Serbia was made official last October after years of simmering tension. Their followers have been involved in a number of clashes that included shooting incidents.

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The Muslims in Serbia have been fighting between each other. One Imam even asked Belgrade for protection, but Bosnia's Imam is actually telling Serbia that her police have no right to intervene to protect its Muslim citizens who are being attacked -- that the Bosnian Imam has jurisdiction over all Muslims in Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. This would be like a Canadian Imam telling the US government that it has no right to intervene to protect US Muslim citizens when they attack each other.

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[Ken522]

These muzzies are truly evil lunatics!

[RobinOfKingston]

These muzzies are truly evil lunatics!

If by some chance there were only muslims left, they would turn on each other and murder until there was only one left standing. He would then bite himself and die of the poison.

[Cacique]

Bump for later

[Bokababe]

Most of them are. But there is a group of Slavic Muslims called the Gorani, who have lived peacefully in the region between Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania -- until as, the Gorani (not just the Serbs) put it -- "Albanian nationalism got out of hand" and then the UN took over Kosovo. Since then, these Slavic Muslims have been persecuted by the Albanians. When Kosovo declared independence, the Gorani gave up and decided that they wanted to become Bulgarians!

These were one of the few "assimilate and get along with anyone who accepts us" groups of Muslims, but they got completely screwed when we backed Kosovo independence.

[NoLibZone]

So the serbs got drunk, visted prostitues then frustrated killed another 21 year old serb.

Why is there a serbia?

[Bokababe]

When you make absolutely no sense and just post racist, Serb-hating nonsense, why is the a “you”?

[eleni121]

Conservative Christians asking: What is next?

http://www.serbianna.com/news/2008/01949.shtml

[peterpaul12345]

We need the Marble King (Marmaromenos Vasilias) to come back.