Islam in Serbia

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The Muslims in Serbia are mostly ethnic Bosniaks and Albanians, but also members of the smaller ethnic groups like Muslims by nationality, Gorani, Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, Turks, etc.

Contents 1 Population 2 Islamic communities 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Population

According to the 2002 census, there are 239,658 Muslims in Serbia. Most of the Slavic Muslims (Bosniaks and Muslims by nationality) are concentrated in the region of Sandžak. The Albanian Muslims live mostly in Kosovo, but also in Central Serbia's municipalities of Preševo (Albanian: Preshevë), and Bujanovac (Albanian: Bujanoc), as well as in the part of the municipality of Medveđa. Gorani, Muslim Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, and Turks live mostly in Kosovo. Most of the few thousand Arabs who live in Serbia are followers of Islam. The Arabs mostly living in Belgrade.

[edit] Islamic communities

Islamic believers in Serbia are organized into several communities:

• Islamic community of Serbia (Islamka zajednica Srbije), administered by Hamdija Jusufspahić, a mufti of Belgrade.
• Islamic community of Sandžak (Islamska zajednica Sandžaka), administered by Muamer Zukorlić, a mufti of Sandžak.
• Islamic community of Vojvodina (Islamska zajednica Vojvodine) administered by Zekir Zija.

[edit] See also

• Sandžak
• Kosovo
• Preševo Valley
• Bosniaks of Serbia
• Albanians in Southern Serbia

[edit] External links

• Islamic community of Serbia
• Islamic community of Sandžak
• Islamic community of Vojvodina