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How Islamic is Bosnia?

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Less religious than even Turkey, most likely. Far less religious than Iran or any of the actual Middle Eastern or North African Muslim countries. read more

Islam is the most widespread religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was introduced to the local population in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. read more

Bosnia-Herzegovina is about almost half Muslim, with a considerable minority of Orthodox Christians (Serbs), and Catholics too (Croats). Actually technically if you were to group all the Christians together, they might make up about the same or slightly more, %-wise, as the Muslims. read more

The Bosnian Muslim intelligentsia also gathered around the magazine Bosnia in the 1860s to promote the idea of a unified Bosniak nation. This Bosniak group would remain active for several decades, with the continuity of ideas and the use of the Bosniak name. read more

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