HEAD OF ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CALLS ON BOSNIAN MUSLIMS TO BUY DOMESTIC PRODUCTS

vjerovanje-Vjerske zajednice ZAGREB, April 17 (Hina) - The leader of the Islamic community in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mustafa Efendi Ceric, has called on Muslims in that country to buy agricultural products made in Bosnia-Herzegovina and thus support the local economy.#L# The call of Reis Ceric would not be so much interesting if his appeal was not a part of the main message which the Islamic community's head gives to the Islamic faithful every Friday during the central prayer said in 'Begova' Mosque in Sarajevo. According to Saturday's issues of the Sarajevo-based press, yesterday Ceric told the gathered believers that three eminent Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) businessmen had recently asked him to use his authority and call on people to start thinking how much everybody can contribute to the revival of the local economy. "How long we as buyers will ask for goods imported from abroad and thus sustain the poverty of our country and society," the dignitary said in his message on Friday, adding that it was high time Muslims began reconsidering some of their stands. "Those who cannot provide food and clothing in their homeland or defend it, cannot say that they have their own homeland. Therefore we should buy our products as this is a way to show to us and others that we have our homeland and that we love it," he went on to say. A campaign for buying agricultural produce and other goods manufactured in Bosnia has been recently launched by several successful companies. Ceric joined in the campaign when Bosnian farmers were staging rallies protesting against the enforcement of free trade agreements Sarajevo concluded with neighbouring countries. (Hina) ms