Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Σπουδές Νοτιοανατολικής Ευρώπης (Southeast European Studies)Library of the Faculties of Political Science and Public Administration, Communication and Mass Media Studies, Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, Sociology
Supervisors info:
Δημήτρης Σωτηρόπουλος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Islamic Fundemantalism In Bosnia And Herzegovina: imprints in Syrian Civil war
Translated title:
Islamic Fundemantalism In Bosnia And Herzegovina: imprints in Syrian Civil war
Summary:
The group under analysis in this thesis is the Bosniaks. The thesis will tackle the role of the mujahidin fighters and Saudi Arabia in spreading fundamentalist Islam in BiH during and after the Bosnian war of 1992-1995. The thesis analyzes the spread of fundamentalist Islam through the phenomenon of the Bosniaks fighting with ISIS in the Syrian civil war. A comparison between "Bosnian Islam" and Salafi Islam is featured in a section of the thesis, offering an in-depth look into Islam as a religion operating in different societies. Furthermore, the thesis dedicates close attention to the geopolitical dynamics that affected both the Balkan region and the Middle East. It also identifies terms and concepts related to jihad to help understand its current global appeal.
Main subject category:
Social, Political and Economic sciences
Keywords:
Islamic Fundemantalism,Bosnia αnd Herzegovina, Syria, Civil war
