Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia
Muslims make the largest religious community in Bosnia and Herzegovina (51.3%) (the other two large groups being Eastern Orthodox Christians (30.7%), almost all of whom identify as Serbs, and Roman Catholics (15.4%), almost all of whom identify as Croats). [3]
Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia
The most widely professed religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Islam and the second biggest religion is Christianity. Nearly all the Muslims of Bosnia are followers of the Sunni denomination of Islam ; the majority of Sunnis follow the Hanafi legal school of thought ( fiqh ) and Maturidi theological school of thought ( kalām ). [ 2 ]
Islamization of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia
A significant number of people in the former Kingdom of Bosnia converted to Islam after the conquest by the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the 15th century, giving it a unique character within the Balkan region. It took over one hundred years for Islam to become the majority religion. [1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States Institute of Peace
Religion and ethnicity are closely intertwined in BiH. Bosniaks are predominantly Muslim, Serbs are predominantly Orthodox Christian, and Croats are predominantly Roman Catholic. The population of BiH is largely divided along these ethnic-religious lines.
Bosnian Muslims - Summary - eHRAF World Cultures
The Bosnian Muslims are the largest ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the dominant group in the political unit of the country called the Bosniac-Croat Federation.
Bosnian Muslims, Bosniaks - Encyclopedia.com
The Bosnian Muslims were the largest ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the 1992-1995 war. They lived among Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and other Bosnians in cities, towns, and villages throughout the country.
Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikiwand
Almost all Muslim congregations in Bosnia and Herzegovina refer to the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina as their religious organisation. The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina guarantees freedom of religion, [8] which is generally upheld throughout the country.
Bosnia and Herzegovina - United States Department of State
Bosniaks are predominantly Muslims. According to the Jewish community, it has approximately 1,000 members, with the majority living in Sarajevo. The majority of Serbian Orthodox adherents live in the RS, and the majority of Muslims and Catholics in the Federation.
Bosnian Muslims - Encyclopedia.com
Bosnian Muslims. ETHNONYMS: Bo š njaci Muslimani. The Bosnian Muslims of the former Yugoslavia, living in the independent state of Bosnia-Hercegovina, number about 1.8 million, or roughly 8 percent of the total previous Yugoslavian population. They constitute the majority ethnoreligious group in the state (44 percent of its population with ...
Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, religion is often linked to ethnicity, i.e. (with the exception of agnostics and atheists) most Bosniaks are Muslim, Serbs are Orthodox Christian, and Croats are Roman Catholic.