ZAGREB, April 23 (Hina) - The 80th anniversary of the recognition of Islam by the Croatian parliament will be marked with a three-day symposium "Islam In Croatia" opening on April 25, a concert, a session of the Assembly of the
Islamic community, and by opening a new mosque in the northwestern town of Varazdin.
ZAGREB, April 23 (Hina) - The 80th anniversary of the recognition
of Islam by the Croatian parliament will be marked with a three-day
symposium "Islam In Croatia" opening on April 25, a concert, a
session of the Assembly of the Islamic community, and by opening a
new mosque in the northwestern town of Varazdin. #L#
The symposium would hear about 25 reports on political,
religious, cultural, military and other aspects of Islamic presence
in Croatia, Islamic community leader Sevko Omerbasic told a press
conference at the Islamic Centre in Zagreb on Tuesday.
Today Islam is officially recognized only in Croatia, Austria,
Belgium and Spain. The high imperial council of Austria-Hungary
recognized Islam in 1912, and the parliament of Croatia, Slavonia
and Dalmatia recognized this religion in the kingdoms of Croatia
and Slavonia on 27 April 1916.
Despite considerable achievements, Omerbasic said that the
rights of believers in Croatia were not on a satisfactory level.
Citing Islamic community data, Omerbasic said that there were
63,000 Moslem families in Croatia, 13 mosques, 42 priests, a
theological high school and the Islamic centre in Zagreb,
established nine years ago and the largest of its kind in Europe.
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