- Islam in Serbia
The Muslims in
Serbia are mostly ethnicBosniaks andAlbanians , but also members of the smaller ethnic groups likeMuslims by nationality ,Ashkali , Egyptians, Gorani, Roma, and Turks.History
Islam came with the Turks to the
Balkans . TheOttoman Turks builtmosque s. A part of Serbian Slavs of present-daySandžak converted, the Gorani in southernKosovo in the18th century as well, Albanian speaking Roma of Kosovo are muslims, some Serbian speaking Roma are also muslims (often tracing their previous settlement toMacedonia orBosnia ).Population (excluding Kosovo)
According to the 2002 census, there are 239,658
Muslim s in Serbia (Central Serbia andVojvodina ). Most of the Slavic Muslims (Bosniaks and Muslims by nationality) are concentrated in the region ofSandžak . The Albanian Muslims live mostly inCentral Serbia 's municipalities ofPreševo (Albanian: Preshevë), andBujanovac (Albanian: Bujanoc), as well as in the part of the municipality ofMedveđa . Gorani,Muslim Roma ,Ashkali , Egyptians, and Turks mostly came to Serbia from Kosovo. Most of the few thousandArabs who live in Serbia are followers of Islam. The Arabs mostly living inBelgrade .Islamic communities
Islamic believers in Serbia are organized into two communities:
*"Islamic community of Serbia" (Islamska zajednica Srbije), with seat inBelgrade , administered by self-called reis-ul-ulema (Grand Mufti )Adem Zilkić .
*"Islamic community in Serbia" (Islamska zajednica u Srbiji), with seat inNovi Pazar , administered bymufti Muamer Zukorlić , which include:
**Islamic community inSandžak (Islamska zajednica Sandžaka), with seat in Novi Pazar, administered by mufti Muamer Zukorlić.
**Islamic community inVojvodina (Islamska zajednica Vojvodine), with seat inNovi Sad , administered by muftiFadil Murati .
**Islamic community inPreševo Valley (Islamska zajednica Preševske Doline), with seat inPreševo .
**Islamic community inCentral Serbia (Islamska zajednica Centralne Srbije), with seat in Belgrade.See also
*
Sandžak
*Preševo Valley
*Bosniaks of Serbia
*Albanians in Southern Serbia External links
* [http://www.izs.org.yu/vesti/index/index.php Islamic community of Serbia]
* [http://www.islamskazajednica.org/ Islamic community of Sandžak]
* [http://www.islamvojvodina.com/00home.htm Islamic community of Vojvodina]
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