The emergence of the first Muslim party in Bosnia-Hercegovina.

From: East European Quarterly | Date: June 22, 1996| Author: Babuna, Aydin | Copyright information

Muslim protests to Austro-Hungarian officials about that empire's administrative practices in the late 19th century culminated in a Muslim independence movement for cultural and religious freedom which lasted until 1909. This movement was the basis for the eatablishment of Bosnia-Hercegovina's first Muslim party in 1906. Reasons for this movement included opposition to the pan-Islamic efforts of the fading Ottoman empire, local agricultural and educational problems and the Muslims' desire to ...

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