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Muslims are unevenly distributed around Belgium with the majority concentrated in the working class districts of major cities around the country. Almost 40% of Belgian Muslims live in the capital, Brussels.
Apr 23, 2024 · The city retains a strong Muslim character, having many mosques, wooden houses with ornate interiors, and the ancient Turkish marketplace (the Baščaršija); much of the population is Muslim. The city’s principal mosques are the Gazi Husreff-Bey’s Mosque, or Begova Džamija (1530), and the Mosque of Ali Pasha (1560–61).
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Jul 14, 2018 · Erasmus | Islam in Belgium. Belgium struggles to manage its burgeoning Islamic scene. It wants to prevent radicalism, but is facing challenges from Muslim factions and Belgian society. Jul...
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are eight muftis located in major municipalities across the country: Sarajevo, Bihać, Travnik, Tuzla, Goražde, Zenica, Mostar, and Banja Luka. The head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Husein Kavazović.
The Sebilj is a pseudo-Ottoman style wooden fountain in the centre of Baščaršija square. The current structure is an 1891 reconstruction of the original, which burnt down in 1852. Sarajevo was founded by the Ottoman Empire in the 1450s upon its conquest of the region, with 1461 used as the city's founding date.
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Nov 24, 2015 · And although both Belgium and BiH may claim successful preemptive strikes against terrorists, but both have reason to worry because hundreds of Bosnian and Belgian nationals have joined ISIS and are returning to Europe.
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.
