It defines religion as a vital national interest of the constituent peoples. The State Law on Religious Freedom reaffirms the right of every citizen to religious education. This timely new edition has been revised, updated and expanded in the light of the latest scholarship and recent events. In June a man destroyed four tombstones at an Islamic cemetery in Kazanbasca in Zvornik. The State Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the entity Constitutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska provide for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in ethnically integrated areas or in areas where government officials are of the majority religion; the state-level Law on Religious Freedom also provides comprehensive rights to religious communities. December 2019 marked 10 years since the Sejdić-Finci ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which found that the In September 2006 the Federation Constitutional Court upheld the constitutionality of the law, and the Federation Ministry of Spatial Planning was able again to launch an initiative for removal of the cross and foundations. The law recognizes the legal status of four “traditional” religious communities: the IC, SOC, Catholic Church, and Jewish community. Bosnia's state-level government does not officially recognize any religious holy days as an official holiday, and Parliament continued to disagree on a state law on national holidays. 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The IC reported 21 active para-jamaats during the year, the same number as in 2018 and down from 64 in 2016. The law states no new church or religious community may be founded bearing the same or similar name as an existing church or religious community. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a highly decentralized parliamentary republic whose complex constitutional regime is embedded in the Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the 1992–95 Bosnian War. The laws allow a representative of each of the officially registered religious communities to assume responsibility for teaching religious studies in public and private preschools, primary, and secondary schools, and universities if there is sufficient demand. Use of religious symbolism by the majority group in art classes, such as minority children in Bosniak majority areas being tasked to draw mosques or those in Christian majority areas being asked to draw crosses, continued to be a problem. In Sarajevo, Tuzla, Travnik, Visoko, Mostar, and Bihać, Muslim students may attend madrassahs. Current government officials: Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Catholic community maintains its Bishops' Conference as an overarching organizational and regional structure, with bishops residing in Mostar, Banja Luka, and Sarajevo; the Franciscan order maintains its strongest presence in central Bosnia near Sarajevo and in Herzegovina. Some of these centers have both primary and secondary schools, and although the principals are priests, the majority of teachers are not religious officials. Citizens endorsed independence in a 1992 referendum. Setelah meraih kekuasaan atas Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito berusaha membangun kembali persaudaran negeri itu di bawah bendera komunisme. In addition, the IRC stated authorities continued their practice of not categorizing these attacks as hate crimes. The Catholic community maintained a large number of similar claims in Banja Luka. The church was the subject of controversy because the Catholic community had requested a permit to build a new church, which local authorities had yet to approve. Use of religious symbolism by the majority group in art classes, such as minority children in Bosniak majority areas being tasked to draw mosques or those in Christian majority areas being asked to draw crosses, continued to be a problem. Discrimination remained a serious problem in the RS, particularly in the eastern part, and in Croat-dominated areas of the Federation; discrimination against non-Muslims appeared to worsen in some Bosniak-majority areas where more conservative Islamic communities resided. and respect the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina;" 2Bosnia came under Austro-Hungarian administration already in 1878 but the annexation was not proclaimed until 1908. For example, offices of local Bosnian Serb mayors in the RS were often decorated with religious icons, although few officials practiced religion in any meaningful sense. The embassy contributed approximately $128,000 to finance several phases of reconstruction and restoration of the mosque as a cultural landmark. About › Family › World › Bosnia. However 7% of Muslims either refused to answer which Muslim branch they belonged to, said they belonged to no Muslim branch or said they did not know.[5]. Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, Office of the U.S. On October 16, 2006, the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees issued instructions for implementation of the Law on Religious Freedom, which provides for freedom of religion, ensures legal status of churches and religious communities, and prohibits any form of discrimination against any religious community. U.S. State Department Notes: Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, as of mid-2007 no action had been taken, and many believed that the law would not be passed without changes. Government protection of religious freedom declined, especially during the campaign period prior to the October 2006 national elections, due to selective legal enforcement and the indifference of some government officials. Leaders of the four traditional religious communities in BiH continued to say the country’s ongoing lack of any institution responsible for the rights of religious communities hindered efforts on the part of religious communities to resolve the issue of restitution for property confiscated and nationalized under communist rule from 1946 to 1965. Eight local chapters signed memoranda of cooperation with their respective municipalities, and some municipalities began providing financial support to local chapters for their activities, including some interfaith events designed to increase youth participation. The incident received strong condemnation from the Islamic community, Bosniak associations, and the RS Minister of Education and Culture, who called the decision "inappropriate." In a truly secular country, religion and politics never mix. SARAJEVO, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. Weak administrative and judicial systems effectively restricted religious freedom and posed major obstacles to safeguarding the rights of religious minorities. In August 2006 an explosive device was detonated at the grave of former president Alija Izetbegovic, destroying his tombstone and leaving a large crater at the grave. In these cases the buildings or monuments were built to send a political message to minority believers about the dominance of the majority ethnoreligious group in that area, creating ethnic tensions and impeding the process of reconciliation. Some churches faced repeated break-ins and complained that the local police made no efforts to find those responsible but instead intimidated church officials by calling them in for lengthy interrogations. The Federation constitution declares religion to be “a vital national interest” of the constituent peoples. Recalling the Basic Principles agreed in Geneva on September 8, 1995, and in New York on September 26, 1995, Bosniacs, Croats, and Serbs, as constituent peoples (along with Others), and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina hereby determine that the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina is as follows: In 1992, Serb forces destroyed the mosque, originally built in 1549 and on the country’s cultural heritage list and the UNESCO World Heritage list. In the Federation's five cantons with Bosniak majorities, schools offer Islamic religious instruction as a 2-hour-per-week elective course. Because religion and ethnicity often are closely linked, it was difficult to categorize many actions as solely based on religious identity. However, school officials saw no problem with the event and indicated that it was a 15-year tradition to begin the school year in this manner and that attendance was not obligatory. However, the law was not always fully implemented, particularly in segregated school systems or where there was political resistance from nationalist party officials at the municipal level. These nations include Niger, Indonesia, Sudan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sierra Leone, and Djibouti. A wooden Serb Orthodox church unlawfully built on private Bosniak-owned land in the town of Kotorsko continued to be the source of legal and ethnic conflict. August 9, 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013. [3][better source needed]. Political affairs are characterized by severe partisan gridlock among nationalist leaders from the country’s Bosniak, Serb, and Croat communities. When Germany invaded Yugoslavia in 1941, Bosnia and Herzegovina were made part of Nazi-controlled Croatia. The law also provides the basis for the establishment of relations between the state and religious communities. The majority of Serbian Orthodox live in the RS, and most Muslims and Catholics in the Federation. The Ministry of Justice will issue a decision within 30 days of the application, and an appeal may be made to the Bosnian Council of Ministers. Religious symbols were often misused for political purposes. The Jewish community, like most other small religious groups in Bosnia, including Protestants, has its strongest membership in Sarajevo. In November Jakob Finci, the president of the country’s Jewish Community, said the country was the only one in the region that had done nothing to resolve the restitution problem. In 2004 Federation authorities ordered the removal of the cross and foundations; however, the removal was delayed pending the outcome of a 2004 lawsuit on the legality of the Federation Government's decision. Capital Sarajevo Population (2010) 3,760,000 Annual population growth rate (2000-2010) 0.2% Population gain (2000-2010) 66,000 GDP per capita $7,032 (US) Literacy However, students of the majority religion and sometimes also of minority religious groups faced pressure from teachers and peers to attend religious instruction, and most did so. According to the law, any group of 300 adult citizens may apply to form a new church or religious community with a written application to the Ministry of Justice. During the period covered by this report, the entity, cantonal, and municipal governments gave varying levels of financial support to the four traditional religious communities - Muslim, Serb Orthodox, Catholic, and Jewish. The Islamic community filed the original lawsuit in 2000 but began proceedings again when an out-of-court settlement failed because the city would not make the requested admission of guilt. On October 16, 2006, the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees issued instructions for implementation of the Law on Religious Freedom, which provides for freedom of religion, ensures legal status of churches and religious communities, and prohibits any form of discrimination against any religious community. The State Law on Religious Freedom provides religious communities the right to restitution of expropriated property throughout the country "in accordance with the law." August 9, 2012. The Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the third largest religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina making up around an eighth of the nations population. Found inside – Page 189... Muslims—primarily those in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Sandzak of Novi Pazar—together with a small minority in Kosovo. ... the president of the Commission for Interethnic Relations of the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of ... Found inside – Page 423Volume I – The Suffering of the Serbs in Sarajevo during the Bosnia War (1992-5) General Editor: Raphael Israeli, ... Mr. Mitterrand — accompanied by the Muslim president of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegovic — toured some of the ... Introduces the history and political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and presents young refugees, who describe the reasons why they had to leave, their travels as refugees, and their experiences adjusting to a new country In cantons with Croat majorities, all Croat students attend the "elective" 1-hour weekly Catholic religion course for primary and middle schools. On September 11, 2006, for the second consecutive year, the local Orthodox priest celebrated Mass in the church, which was attended by a large number of antagonists singing nationalist songs and wearing nationalist clothing. A national law on religion guarantees freedom of conscience and grants legal status to churches and religious communities. For example, in July 2006 unidentified perpetrators sprayed gunfire into a Muslim cemetery in Trebinje, damaging several tombstones. "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". Political affairs are characterized by severe partisan gridlock among nationalist leaders from the country’s Bosniak, Serb, and Croat communities. By law, students (or their parents, in the case of primary school students) may choose not to attend the classes. Minority students are often widely scattered across remote areas, making it logistically difficult to provide classes even when a teacher is available. Executive Summary. By law, students (or their parents, in the case of primary school students) may choose not to attend the classes. Found inside – Page 129a lamic religious leaders but from some Muslim government officials, beginning with President Alija Izetbegovic and his ... another Islamic publication, distributed around Bosnia-Herzegovina in early 1992, entitled “The Declaration of ... In one of the three cases against SOC sites reported to the IRC, in July individuals broke into an Orthodox church in the village of Donje Vukovsko in the Kupres Municipality, broke the windows, and destroyed furniture. na Commonly known as Bosnia A country of the northwest Balkan Peninsula. Amazon.com: Search for books on Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is mainly followed by the Serb population in the country. The presence of a large stone cross and cement foundations for the eventual addition of more crosses in the ethnically divided town of Stolac in Herzegovina also remained contentious. With this book, Rusmir Mahmutïcehajiïc seeks to rebuild the spirit and majesty of each mosque that was destroyed, the spiritual grace it lent the Bosnian landscape.Beautifully composed, elegantly written and constructed, this is a primary ... "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". This is an informed and passionate charge about a devastating effect on economic prosperity and unconscionable human suffering. It affects us all. These Islamic secondary schools provide training for students who want to become religious officials as well as general education to prepare students for university studies. “Trump’s America” – The Latest Issue of Insight Turkey Is Published In this issue, Insight Turkey, deals with the events in world politics with the interpretation of Turkish and foreign authors. Oct. 20, 2003. Religious leaders also used their position to influence the election outcome by encouraging their communities to vote for certain individuals or parties. Another factor that led to increased Islam population was the conversion of non-Muslims to Islam religion.At the end of the Ottoman rule, Muslims had the largest population. He said the lack of resolution posed a burden on religious communities, as disputed properties could be an important and much-needed source of revenue for them. The law also creates a unified register for all religious groups within the Bosnian Ministry of Justice, while the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees is tasked with documenting violations of religious freedom. The appointment of a new bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro has inflamed tensions in the Western Balkans. In 1995 the population was almost completely Serb; in 2007, after the return of 6,500 Bosniaks, the population was 38% Bosniak. Protestant and most other small religious communities have their largest memberships in Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Bosnia has a Rainforest. The entity constitution of the RS establishes the SOC as “the Church of the Serb people and other people of Orthodox religion.” It guarantees equal freedoms, rights, and duties for all citizens irrespective of religion and prohibits any incitement to religious hatred or intolerance. In the two anti-Semitic incidents, vandals painted graffiti, including swastikas, on Jewish housing. Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron made yet another statement that caused outrage in the Balkans. Some non-Muslims reported feeling isolated and marginalized in the capital. The President wished the young lieutenants a good career and good luck in their new duties. However, local authorities sometimes restricted the right to worship of adherents of religious groups in areas where such persons are in the minority. However, the law was not always fully implemented, particularly in segregated school systems or where there was political resistance from nationalist party officials at the municipal level. Minority religious communities also encountered difficulty in obtaining permits for new churches and mosques. Paragraph 3 Composition Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of the two Entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska (hereinafter "the Entities"). Found inside – Page 2While it is premature to judge the ultimate prospects for reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina , this research ... The Institute's Board of Directors is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate . Minority students are often widely scattered across remote areas, making it logistically difficult to provide classes even when a teacher is available. At year’s end, however, Drvar Municipality had declined to implement this decision, even though the deadline for implementation was June 5, 2019. Local NGOs continued to state that government authorities have not annulled the 2015 decision by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) prohibiting employees of judicial institutions from wearing any form of “religious insignia” at work, including headscarves. For example, local police rarely made arrests in cases of vandalism against religious buildings or violence and harassment against religious officials or believers. In another case, the IC complained that schools in the country did not have prayer rooms. Found insideThe Report is an annual report, which is presented for the first time this year. It currently comprises 25 national reports regarding each state and the tendencies of Islamophobia in each respective country. Explores the history, daily life, politics, and culture of Bosnia and Hercegovina, as well as the many challenges facing the country since the decline of communism. According to local NGOs such as Vasa Prava, the government again failed to implement legal provisions regarding the religious education of returnee children, particularly in segregated school systems, often at the behest of senior government officials seeking to obstruct the process. The law also states no one may use the symbols, insignia, or attributes of a church or a religious community without its consent. This volume brings together a distinguished group of thinkers, working in ethics, religion and history, to explore moral and religious issues that underlie the violence in Bosnia. ********************************************************* ... Bosnia's state-level government does not officially recognize any religious holy days as an official holiday, and Parliament continued to disagree on a state law on national holidays. In recent years many Bosnians have turned to their respective religious leaders to fill the void left by politicians, who are perceived by the public as apathetic or corrupt. Bosnia and Herzegovina this week commemorates the 17th death anniversary of Alija Izetbegovic, independent Bosnia’s first president and one of … Although these negotiations marked a positive resolution to a controversial and longstanding conflict, the church had not been removed by the end of the period covered by this report. In Sarajevo, Tuzla, Travnik, Zepce, Banja Luka, Bihac, and Zenica, students may attend Catholic school centers. Back then only 6,707 people identified as Serbs. Unregistered religious groups may assemble to practice their religion, but they have no legal status and may not represent themselves as a religious community. The human rights ministry issued new regulations allowing reporting of religious freedom abuses directly to the ministry, which is then charged with working with relevant authorities to correct the abuses. This overturned Drvar Municipality’s initial rejection of the Church’s request. The country is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. There were no reports of religious prisoners or detainees in the country, or of forced religious conversion. Religious intolerance directly reflected ethnic intolerance because of the virtually indistinguishable identification of ethnicity with religious background. Governments at the local level restricted religious services and ceremonies. Younger believers who grew up in the post-communist period also have more freedom to practice their religion and more access to religious education. There are eight muftis (Islamic scholars) located in the major municipalities: Sarajevo, Bihać, Travnik, Tuzla, Goražde, Zenica, Mostar, and Banja Luka. In May 2007 members of a Bosniak NGO illegally destroyed the additional foundations, but the cross remained. Although primarily Croat, these schools are open to students of other ethnicities and religious groups. When police concluded that the attacks were the pranks of local youngsters, the local Muslim community called for the dismissal of the police chief for not performing a full investigation. A wooden Serbian Orthodox church unlawfully built on private Bosniak owned land in the town of Kotorsko continued to be the source of legal and ethnic conflict. The law states churches and religious communities serve as representative institutions and organizations of believers, founded in accordance with their own regulations, teachings, beliefs, traditions, and practices. Other unresolved restitution claims were politically and legally complicated. The law calls for an official representative of the various churches or religious communities to be responsible for teaching religious studies in all public and private preschools, primary schools, and universities throughout Bosnia. The same report said the military served Muslim soldiers pork over a two-month period. Opinion Opinion: Bosnia-Herzegovina still needs help, 25 years after Dayton Accords. The brutal execution of more than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb troops is being commemorated by a series of events Sunday. According to the IRC, of 219 incidents against religious sites or personnel it registered since 2010, police had identified suspects in 75 cases and prosecuted only 23. It contains more than 4,700 governance-related indicators on state capacity, efficiency, openness, inclusiveness, accountability, integrity, and trust in government. The commission said it received six complaints, involving government and nongovernment entities. At the end of the period covered by this report, the Alliance of Baptist Churches awaited registration confirmation. The Serb Orthodox Church maintains its greatest influence in the RS, with the most influential bishops residing in Banja Luka, Trebinje, and Bijeljina. [9], Islam is the largest religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina making up half of the nation's population. Throughout 1993, confident that the U.N., United States and the European Community would not take militarily action, Serbs in Bosnia freely committed genocide against Muslims. Muslims get harassed in Gacko [in the RS], and you want to come here without problems? The Bridge Betrayed reveals the crucial role of the religious mythology of Kosovo in the destruction of Yugoslavia and the genocide in Bosnia. A new preface discusses the deepening crisis in Kosovo - the epicenter of that mythology. In September 2006 unknown persons broke the glass on the entrance door to a Catholic church in the Sarajevo neighborhood of Grbavica. Ending the war: In December 1995, the heads of state Alija Izetbegovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Slobodan Milosevic (Serbia), and Franjo Tudjman (Croatia) signed the Dayton Agreement. In September 2006 the Carsijska Mosque in Bosanska Dubica was also repeatedly vandalized. Through the narratives and testimonies of Bosnian refugees who survived ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, this title demonstrates how ethnic cleansing has worked its way into people's lives and memories Bosniac (Bosnian Muslim) woman from Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, watching a television broadcast of the genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadžić, 2009. The Ambassador spoke at the reopening ceremony of the historic Aladza Mosque in Foca on May 4. Although deadlines were set by authorities for removal of the church, no action had been taken by the end of the period covered by this report. The Sarajevo Canton Assembly again failed to implement its 2018 decision to change the name of an elementary school and street in the town of Dobrosevici in the canton’s Municipality of Novi Grad named after Mustafa Busuladzic. Compared to the previous reporting period, attacks on religious objects and religious officials increased significantly, particularly in the campaign months before the national elections, during which nationalist rhetoric employed by certain political parties heightened religious and ethnic tensions. The two regions are culturally indistinguishable and for much of their history have been united under one government. The Jasenica Mosque became a source of controversy when local Croats objected to its reconstruction on grounds that its new design violated a law permitting only reconstruction in the same style as the original prewar building. Some of these centers have both primary and secondary schools, and although the principals are priests, the majority of teachers are not religious officials. The HVO and VRS armies clearly followed the lead of their nationalistic parties and their policies of ethnic cleansing. 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