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No widespread support for religious extremists in North Macedonia and the Balkans (2015)
Type | Official document |
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Date published | 01.09.2015 |
Author | Analytica Think Tank, The Republic of North Macedonia |
Description |
One lurking danger that is constantly on the agenda of any government in the Balkans is the threat of the growing radical Islamist community. This is a pressing concern as there is a sizeable Muslim population in the region. It ranges from more than 90% in Kosovo to 45% in Bosnia and Herzegovina to about 33% in North Macedonia (State Statistical Offices of the Countries), a fact that could be exploited by organizations like ISIS. For people in former Socialist Yugoslavia terror and radicalization until recently were foreign concepts; they were perceived as issues that simply do not happen in this region. Muslims were de-Islamized by the Socialist Party to a point where Muslims were more secular than the average Yugoslav citizen. |
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