What is Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
[[File:Džamija, Mostar040845.JPG|thumb|275px|right|[[Mosque]] in [[Mostar]]]] '''[[Islam]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]''' is the majority religion and has a rich and longstanding history in the country. It was introduced in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] conquests of the [[Balkans]]. There are today around 3.5 million Bosnian Muslims or [[Bosniaks]] around the world, including the large number who left the country during the [[Bosnian War]]. Well over two million Bosnian Muslims live in their native Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are 51-52 percent of the country's population, therefore the largest homogenous ethnic group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2008/108438.htm|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina|website=U.S. Department of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.slaviccoalition.com/origins_bosnia.asp |title=Slavic Heritage Coalition |access-date=2012-09-20 |archive-date=2011-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821204201/http://www.slaviccoalition.com/origins_bosnia.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/mehinovic-v-vuckovic/|title=Mehinovic v. Vuckovic – CJA|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-should-i-know-about-bosnia-and-herzegovina.htm|title=What Should I Know About Bosnia and Herzegovina?|website=wiseGEEK}}</ref> The modern [[Bosnian Muslims]] are often referred to as [[Bosniaks]]. They descend from [[Bošnjani]] who accepted Islam in the 15th century, and throughout the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule of the country in general. The overwhelming majority of Bosniaks are [[Sunni Muslim]]. == References == <references /> [[Category:Islam by country|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] [[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina culture]]