Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| - | UN 2021[1] | 3,270,943 |
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| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 0 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in the Balkans in Southeast Europe. Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian are the official languages and Islam and Christianity are the predominant religions.
The region was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th Century until the end of the First World War becoming part of Yugoslavia in 1918. It remained part of Yugoslavia until 1992 when it declared independence triggering the Bosnian War which lasted until late 1995 which secured the countries independence.
The Bahá’í Faith began to have a presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of the early 2000s although a community has not been firmly established.
History[edit]
Efforts to establish the Faith in Yugoslavia were limited by governmental restrictions up until the late 1980's.[2] A Regional Teaching Committee which was responsible for establishing the Faith Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia was formed in 1991.[3]
In 2000 Bahá’ís began providing programs to train school teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina,[4] under the two year Education for Peace project organized by the Bahá’í inspired Landegg International University.[5] The program received praise from the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6] In 2004 the Bahá’í Faith was officially registered with the Bosnia and Herzegovina government.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Seena Fazel & Graham Hassall, 1998, 100 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe, Baha'i Studies Review, 8, 35-44
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 220. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2002). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 29 (2000-2001), Pg(s) 61. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2003). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 30 (2001-2002), Pg(s) 190. View as PDF.
- ↑ Australian Baha'i Report, 6(2)
- ↑ Baha'i World Centre, The Five Year Plan, 2001-2006: Summary of Achievements and Learning, 2006, p 138
