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Muslims are taking over!

Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
The results of the 2006 census in Bosnia and Herzegovina have finally been released and the results, from a Muslim perspective, are very promising.

The following is an ethnic map of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and I'll point out some of the most notable results. I've added some colored markings and I'll explain the significance of those afterwards:

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Districts marked with a red square are districts where the Muslim population was completely exterminated or expelled during the genocide. When the war ended in 1995, there were zero Muslims remaining in these districts. The population living there today have all rebuilt their lives from scratch, in areas dominated by Orthodox Christian Serbs, mainly settlers from Croatia.

Districts marked with a blue square are districts where the Muslim population was nearly exterminated or expelled, except for one or two villages/towns in each district. This ethnic cleansing campaign was actually carried out by Roman Catholic Croats, most of them volunteer fighters from Croatia proper. This portion of the war is generally overlooked since Muslims and Roman Catholics were allies in most regions.

Districts marked with a pink square are areas where Muslims have still not returned, but did live before the genocide.

In addition, we also have a new map of the ethnic distribution in Bosnia's most divided city - Mostar (Muslim/Roman Catholic).

This is the ethnic breakdown of Mostar. It's important to note the Muslim areas are older regions of the city, and more densly populated. The population of Catholics in the city is actually lower than Muslims, even though their area is much larger (it's mainly made up of concrete, Communist-era apartment highrises).

The Muslim part of town includes the city's small Jewish and Orthodox Christian communities.

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xexon

xexon

Destroyer of Worlds
Ha!

You should of been in Europe when the Christians were tearing through the countryside uprooting all traces of paganism so long ago.

Islam isn't going away. It will grow. You can either surf the coming wave or be drowned by it. Your choice. Just remember that all people are humans first, and religious second. Be good to people, no matter what faith they embrace.

Islam suffers from what all religions suffer from. Human weaknesses in the power structure. The Mahdi will set their house in order soon enough. Don't let it worry you.


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Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
An interesting look at the 20 largest cities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Under the column "Opcina" (Municipality), you have the municipalities name. Under the column "Ukupno" (In Total), you have the total metro population. Under the column "Bosnjaci" (Bosniaks) you have the Muslim total. Under the column "Hrvati" (Croats) you have the Roman Catholic total. Under the column "Srbi" (Serbs) you have the Orthodox Christian total. Under the column "Ostali" (Other) you have the remaining peoples, mainly Jews and Gypsies in most cities - mainly Albanians in Zenica.

Muslims are dominant in all but two cities - Mostar and Livno, and in Mostar they're more or less equal with the majority.

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Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
I can't believe numbers 5-7: Cazin, Bihac, and Sanski Most. These three municipalities were towns at best, villages most probably, before the war. They've been booming because they're so close to Croatia and get lots of tourists.
 
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Dolphin

Member
Any rational person or people that insist on being a dominating force of view is wrong. Who cares about your personnal beliefs, just be good and do good and the world will be a fun place to live.
 
Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
Dolphin said:
Any rational person or people that insist on being a dominating force of view is wrong. Who cares about your personnal beliefs, just be good and do good and the world will be a fun place to live.
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True, but the situation is different when you're recovering from a genocide in which literally half of your country's population was ethnically cleansed, driven from their homes.

They want to return to their homes of centuries, and I support that with all my heart.
 
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Dolphin

Member
Sorry, a little confused since I am not well versed in world history and events. I suppose there is always prejiduces throught the world, pity us.:confused:
 
Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
I mean just imagine that 150 million Americans, 150 million, were driven from their homes by the Mexican Army - and an additional 10 million were killed. That would be the American equivalent of what happened in Bosnia, percentage wise.

Now, imagine 10 years later that roughly 75 million Americans had re-claimed their homes and taken back their communities. Imagine watching the Mexican Flag come down from Texas' State Capital. Imagine watching people sing the American anthem in a San Francisco that, a few years early, had not a single American resident?

That's how this process of reclaiming is for us.
 
Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
Here's one of the "Mexican flag coming down from the Texas State Capitol" moments for us. The re-opening of the Old Bridge in Mostar, which was destroyed by Catholic soldiers in 1993.

It marked the rebirth of the Muslim half of the city, which was also completely destroyed.

Here is Dino Merlin, a Muslim man, singing "Mostar, my only city" - as everyone celebrates. The British Royal Family was even there. :D

The girls dancing still makes me sniffle. lol

 
love

love

tri-polar optimist
Djamila, my heart is heavy and wants to scream out Why when such a young women as yourself has experienced such atrocities. When a peoples can be marked for death just because of their faith is not exceptable to God or man. We wonder why God in His mercy even conceived of hell. I believe it is for men who in the name of God or their religion try to "cleanse" any people from where God put them. Islam and Christianty should co-exist in perfect harmony if they both follow God's commandments. Neither should try to coquer the other. Together we number in the billions and besides God will never let satan conquer the world.
 
XAAX

XAAX

Active Member
Djamila said:
The re-opening of the Old Bridge in Mostar, which was destroyed by Catholic soldiers in 1993.
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Why would the Catholics due that(or do I even need to ask)?
 
Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
XAAX said:
Why would the Catholics due that(or do I even need to ask)?
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I don't know. I don't think they know. The Catholics in Mostar celebrated just as much as the Muslims when it was rebuilt.

I can tell you it was a devastating emotional blow. You have to imagine the most... sacred... landmark in your country being destroyed. There were news anchors who spent hours each night on television reading the lists of hundreds of names of those killed killed that day, often names of people they knew, even family members, who were numb and didn't cry - but cried reporting that the bridge was gone.

I think that might be why they did it. The people that did this, I'm sure, weren't from Mostar - they probably weren't from Bosnia at all.

But it had a benefitial impact as well. After the bridge was gone, we knew this was a different war. I mean - it survived WWI, WWII - it survived countless things since it was built in the 1500s. And that it was gone was a big wake up call that there's no room to sit back and wait with this war. People realized, wherever they were, that they had to fight - if they waited there would just be less of us to stand up.

Croatia had the same effect when the Serbs bombed Dubrovnik. They'd lost half their country to the Serbs, but when Dubrovnik was bombed... they didn't... you know? That's when they wanted blood.
 
love

love

tri-polar optimist
I pray God will give you and your people strength to overcome these adversities. I know you will.
 
XAAX

XAAX

Active Member
From the Muslim perspective, Do Muslims see one particular religion as an "enemy" more than other religions(Meaning had the most conflict between)?
 
Djamila

Djamila

Bosnjakinja
The feeling that Serbians, who happen to be Orthodox Christian, planned, started, and carried out the worst of the war is universal among Muslims and Roman Catholics - not only in Bosnia but also in Slovenia and Croatia, which were both invaded and attacked before Bosnia.

Beliefs about the Roman Catholic role in the war different from region to region. In Sarajevo, Roman Catholics were nameless. They fought with us, they lived with us - they're just a part of "us" - as are some 40,000 Serbs who refused to fight against us, and lived with us under siege from their own people for 4 years.

In Bihac, Roman Catholics are heroes. It was the Croatian Army that liberated them from the Serbs and saved their lives.

In Mostar, Roman Catholics are lower than dirt. Muslims them fought with the Roman Catholics against the Serbs, who had laid siege to the city. Once the Serbs were driven back, they fought each other.

So it completely depends on the region. But the idea that this was a war planned by Serbia and carried out in order to claim territory for Serbia is universal.
 
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