THE BOSNIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY AND ITS POSITION ON INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE, INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND THE NATURE OF BOSNIAN SOCIETY

  • Ahmet Alibasic Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo
Keywords: Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Human Rights, International Law, Inter-religious Dialogue, Coexistence, Justice

Abstract

This essay presents and discusses The Platform of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Dialogue (2006), a programmatic document of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its first section sets out basic principles for Bosnian Muslim participants in inter-religious dialogue on religious diversity and coexistence. The second one deals with inter-ethnic and international relations, human rights, and violence. The third section highlights the Bosnian Muslim perspective on the 1991-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the post-war restoration of a pluralist society. The Platform offers a rare but clear statement of the Islamic Community’s position on dialogue and cooperation and was reasonably positively received by Christian theologians in the region.

Author Biography

Ahmet Alibasic, Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo
Associate ProfessorDeputy Dean for Academic affairs
Published
2020-10-13
Section
AUTHORITATIVE SCRIPTURES AND INTERRELIGIOUS HERMENEUTICS: EXPLORATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS