Bosnia: Destroyed mosque rebuilt

The largest mosque in the Republic of Srpska, Azizija, which was burnt to the ground in 1992, was reopened yesterday.

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Monday, 14.07.2008.

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The largest mosque in the Republic of Srpska, Azizija, which was burnt to the ground in 1992, was reopened yesterday. The mosque was built in 1862 by Turkish Sultan Abdul Aziz, and its reopening was set to coincide with the anniversary of its mining and destruction. Bosnia: Destroyed mosque rebuilt The religious leader of the Bosnian Muslims Mustafa Ceric said at the ceremony that he had mixed feelings, because “it is the fate of the people living in beautiful Bosnia to have great misery and great joy day in and day out”. Apart from Ceric, many Muslim worshippers attended the event. "These two emotions, actually, run our lives. Emotions from Srebrenica, the day before, and the emotions from Bosanska Kostajnica now, illustrate the fate of Bosnia and of all of us living here,” he continued in his address. Adil Osmanovic, the vice president of the Republic of Srpska, emphasized that the reopening of the mosque was "an important message not only to Bosniaks from Bosanska Kostajnica, but to the entire region”. "Bosniaks from Kostajnica managed to build an extraordinary large and beautiful religious structure, which shows their willingness to live here and to build their future along with their neighbors,” according to him. The reconstruction of the mosque took five years, and cost EUR 325,000 to complete.

Bosnia: Destroyed mosque rebuilt

The religious leader of the Bosnian Muslims Mustafa Cerić said at the ceremony that he had mixed feelings, because “it is the fate of the people living in beautiful Bosnia to have great misery and great joy day in and day out”.

Apart from Cerić, many Muslim worshippers attended the event.

"These two emotions, actually, run our lives. Emotions from Srebrenica, the day before, and the emotions from Bosanska Kostajnica now, illustrate the fate of Bosnia and of all of us living here,” he continued in his address.

Adil Osmanović, the vice president of the Republic of Srpska, emphasized that the reopening of the mosque was "an important message not only to Bosniaks from Bosanska Kostajnica, but to the entire region”.

"Bosniaks from Kostajnica managed to build an extraordinary large and beautiful religious structure, which shows their willingness to live here and to build their future along with their neighbors,” according to him.

The reconstruction of the mosque took five years, and cost EUR 325,000 to complete.

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