A programme for the islamization of muslims and the. Alija izetbegovic the presidency of bosnia and hercegovina. Note that the islamic declaration was reissued by izetbegovic during the important 1990 elections. The only advice he gives is to consult your own legal adviser and to delete the sentence islamic.
Publication date 1990 topics isis, islam, islmic ideology, fundamentalism. Izetbegovics islamic declaration made it clear that he supported a panislamic state which would include vast areas of land and link europe with the muslim world in the middle east, central asia, north africa, and to nations like indonesia. Click hereto see excerpt from a video showing the murder of six civilian muslim men from srebrenica by serbian soldiers. Islam between east and west alia izetbegovic, american trust publications. Originally published in 196970, and republished in 1990 in sarajevo, it presents his views. A programme for the islamization of muslims and the muslim peoples alija izetbegovic on free shipping on qualifying. Izetbegovics islamic declaration and populism in bosnia. Serbs would later accuse izetbegovic of wanting to create an iranstyle muslim republic in bosnia, a charge which he always denied.
That was in the early 1980s, when his father was sentenced to 14 years in prison by the communist regime because of his islamic declaration, which called for a national and religious muslim revival. Alija izetbegovic biography childhood, life achievements. Free elections were held in eastern europe for the first time since world war ii, and new leaders appeared on the political scene, among them. Alija izetbegovic was born on august 8 1925 into a devout muslim family in the north bosnian town of bosanski samak, in what was then the kingdom of. The former leader was instrumental in helping to spread radical islam because in his book the islamic declaration it is clear that izetbegovic desired an islamic state and pictures show him smiling with radical islamists who were bent on slitting the throats of christians. Islamic declaration by alija izetbegovic politics forum. Bakir izetbegovic, former president of bosnia and herzegovina, had two main messages in a recent lecture at the oxford centre for islamic studies. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Muzej alija izetbegovic pruza posjetiocima bogat sadrzaj o novijoj i vrlo burnoj historiji bih. Alija izetbegovic and radical islam, alija izetbegovic and the islamic declaration, bosnia is a stepping stone, hidden agenda in bosnia, islam and dhimmitude, islam was given a free hand in bosnia, islamic agenda in the balkans, islamic jihad in southern thailand, islamic superstate in the balkans, islamization in bosnia, izetbegovic and. The islamic declaration by izetbegovic islamic inquisition.
Islamska deklaracija is an essay written by alija izetbegovic. Islam is not alien to the spirit of europe and we bosniaks are the moral victors of the wars, the latter referring to the conflict in the early 1990s. Kahf does not hereby provide any legal advice nor does he bear any liability or responsibility for any result of any useabuse of this form by any person. To the apologists of the socialist system, the declaration appeared. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. An analysis of the statesmanship of alija izetbegovic. The treatment of his death spoke volumes about his actions in life.
Pdf on jan 1, 2011, pehar drazen and others published alija izetbegovic and the war in bosniaherzegovina find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. It was a manifesto that called for a return to true islamic values. There is a great reluctance in the west to recognize that the fighting in. Pakistan an islamic republic islamska deklaracija, pp. Alija izetbegovic and the islamic declaration islamic. The evidence comes from his own book, islamic declaration, where he shows himself to be the most extreme fascist, and where he expresses his contempt for democracy.
The text was written in 1970 but was not made avai l able to the public at large. Alija izetbegovic, a lawyer, businessman, and writer, founded the muslimbased party for democratic action in 1989. Without this majority, islamic order izftbegovic reduced to state power alone because the other element islamic society is missing and can turn itself to violence. In his adolescent youth alija izetbegovic founded during wwii the young muslims. No equality, or peaceful coexistence, was possible for nonbelievers in such. The islamic declaration it was a wonder that with all this his job, his studies, and looking after his family izetbegovic was also able to write extensively on matters islamic. He became head of the eightmember presidency of the republic of bosniaherzegovina in 1990. Alija izetbegovic and radical islam lee jay walker. Click on document islamska deklaracija alija izetbegovic. A writer as well as a politician, he penned important works titled the islamic declaration 1991 and islam between east and west 1985. Muzej alija izetbegovic, sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. Izetbegovic commented that the islamic movement should and must start taking over the power as soon as it is morally and numerically strong enough to not only overthrow the existing nonislamic, but also to build up a new islamic authority. Born into an aristocratic but impoverished family, he moved to sarajevo, which later became the center of his political activities.
This part talks a bit about alija izetbegovic and his islamic fundamentalist views along with western media bias and. Bakir izetbegovics oxford speech was a controversial. Click hereto watch a real player video from the bbc about alija izetbegovic. In 1969 he produced a first draft of his islamic declaration, producing and publishing a final. In 1970 izetbegovic circulated what was to become his bestknown work, the islamic declaration.
The islamic declaration alija izetbegovic, sarajevo, 1990 pdf. Both ways are isamic, a muslim life cannot be lived like that. Alija izetbegovic, the former bosnian president whose dream of a muslimled. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading izetbegovic of bosnia and herzegovina. April learn how and when aija remove this template message. Without this social premise, the islamic order fall to be mere power for the lack of the second element, the islamic society and can revert to tyranny. Bakir izetbegovic was born in 1956 in sarajevo, where he studied architecture. Pdf alija izetbegovic and the war in bosniaherzegovina. Izetbegovics doctrine the islamic declaration izetbegovic published many articles in muslim journals takvim, gvis, etc. Alija izetbegovic and radical islam, alija izetbegovic and the islamic declaration, alija izetbegovic was a panislamic, bojan pancevski highlights radical islam in macedonia, clinton and islamic terrorism, clinton supported radical islam in bosnia, clintons islamists, dechristianization in kosovo, dedicated to liz milanovich, islamic. Alija izetbegovic biography, birth date, birth place and.
Alija izetbegovic bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Izetbegovic was jailed once more this time for nine years in 1983 by titos successors, who accused him of plotting a coup and disseminating islamic propaganda, but released in 1988. The treatise tries to conciliate westernstyle progress with islamic tradition and issues a call for islamic renewal. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. He reminded the audience that european culture, history and civilization is not only. A program for the islamization of muslims and the muslim peoples izetbegovic, 1990. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the presidency of bosnia and herzegovina, serving until 2000. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the. Izetbegovics most famous writing was, a political manifesto, the islamic declaration. Once free, he earned a law degree at sarajevo university and. Its substance and its western reception anto knezevic introduction in 1989 and 1990, the communist bloc collapsed. Izetbegovic, alija, islamic declaration, 1970 izetbegovic, alija, islam between east and west, american trust publications, plainfield, indiana, 1984. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Islamska deklaracija is an essay written by alija izetbegovic 19252003, republished in 1990 in sarajevo, sr bosnia and herzegovina, sfr yugoslavia.
Islam between east and west by alija ali izetbegovic. The islamic declaration, by alija izetbegovic angelfire. Stikkel alija izetbegovic is elected leader of bosnia, which is still a republic within the nation of yugoslavia. Alija izetbegovic islamic declaration free download as pdf file. Notes from prison, 19831988 kindle edition by izetbegovic, alija. Both the islamic declaration and islam between the east and the west, his 1970 pamphlet and 1980 book, reveal a philosophical view of islam not as a relationship between individuals and the divine, but as a system in which society, religion and state become one. He wins the vote because muslims have a plurality of about 40 percent in the republic. Izetbegovic rereleased his book in 1990, using it as a political platform in the bosnian elections of the same year. From the beginning izetbegovic preferred shiite islamic radicalism in comparison to the sunni. In the declaration he never names bosnia but he rather talks about a homogeneous islamic community from morocco to indonesia.
The islamic declaration of alija izetbegovic unknown binding 1991. Serbian president slobodan milosevic, bosnian president alija izetbegovic, and croatia president franjo tudjman sign the balkan peace agreement at the quai dorsay foreign ministry in paris. The islamic declaration islamska deklaracija, is a text written by alija izetbegovic in 196970 and republished in 1990 in sarajevo, that offers an interesting view about islam and modernization. However, izetbegovics declaration is strongly critical of muslim elites, both in. Sometime in the morning of october 19, alija izetbegovic passed away in a sarajevo hospital, marking the end of an era for bosnia. Alija izetbegovic, the first president of bosnia and herzegovina, has died aged 78 in sarajevos kosevo hospital, which overlooks the graves of so many of that citys siege victims. In the name of allah, most beneficent, most merciful last. Alija izetbegovic, the first president of the bosniaherzegovina, was a bosnian activist who ruled the nation during one of the bloodiest phases of its history. The islamic declaration muzej alija izetbegovic 19252003. The following excerpts are taken from the islamic declaration written by late bosnian muslim fuehrer alija izetbegovic, entitled muslim fundamentalism in bosniaherzegovina republished in 1992. In 1969 he produced a first draft of his islamic declaration, producing and publishing a final version in 1970. Alija izetbegovic was born in bosanski samac on august 8, 1926, into a welltodo and devout muslim family.