School patron saint day subject of dispute

I am an Iranian American posting from America. I realize Serbia and the US are very different, but if Serb Muslims are worried about assimilation, I personally believe it's an overreaction. In most every country, you're far more able to retain your cultural identity than you are in the US. I highly doubt that given everyone's very conscious connection with their ethnic and/or religious group, that they'll be swayed by a holiday. They should probably be thankful for a day off from school and use the opportunity to not react to the news, since it doesn't help Serbia as a whole.

Then again, I know very little of the Sandzak of Novi Pazar and wonder if Muslims in Serbia identify as Serbs. I understand that the Hapsburgs cut it off from BiH? Excuse any ignorance.

Well the Muslims's forefathers in sandzak where orthodox Christian Serbs before the Turks came!
So what are they talking about assimilation.
Also its about integrating people into the country, and recognized minority's don't have to attend st Sava day celebration so what's the problem anyway.

A refreshingly sensible viewpoint Perry, if I may say so. The Moslems of the Sandzak are in the vast majority well assimilated and, as you say, will be grateful for the holiday. The Minister without portolio is a Sandzak Moslem.

this has nothing to do withSt Sava or assimilation.This is just adgitation pure and simple.The muslims in sandjak are being well instructed just as the bosnisn muslims,croats and albanians were.God bless Serbia.

A problem being created when there isn't one. Where's discretion, common sense and acceptance gone? If I lived in a country where 85% of the population was Islamic, I'd actually be surprised if there WASN'T a day about an Islamic figure which was celebrated at a state school.

I am an Iranian American posting from America. I realize Serbia and the US are very different, but if Serb Muslims are worried about assimilation, I personally believe it's an overreaction. In most every country, you're far more able to retain your cultural identity than you are in the US. I highly doubt that given everyone's very conscious connection with their ethnic and/or religious group, that they'll be swayed by a holiday. They should probably be thankful for a day off from school and use the opportunity to not react to the news, since it doesn't help Serbia as a whole.

Then again, I know very little of the Sandzak of Novi Pazar and wonder if Muslims in Serbia identify as Serbs. I understand that the Hapsburgs cut it off from BiH? Excuse any ignorance.

A refreshingly sensible viewpoint Perry, if I may say so. The Moslems of the Sandzak are in the vast majority well assimilated and, as you say, will be grateful for the holiday. The Minister without portolio is a Sandzak Moslem.

this has nothing to do withSt Sava or assimilation.This is just adgitation pure and simple.The muslims in sandjak are being well instructed just as the bosnisn muslims,croats and albanians were.God bless Serbia.

A problem being created when there isn't one. Where's discretion, common sense and acceptance gone? If I lived in a country where 85% of the population was Islamic, I'd actually be surprised if there WASN'T a day about an Islamic figure which was celebrated at a state school.

Well the Muslims's forefathers in sandzak where orthodox Christian Serbs before the Turks came!
So what are they talking about assimilation.
Also its about integrating people into the country, and recognized minority's don't have to attend st Sava day celebration so what's the problem anyway.