Islamic community wants minister sacked

The Meshihat of the Islamic Community in Serbia has asked Religion Minister Bogoljub Šijaković to resign, Beta reports.

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Tuesday, 26.05.2009.

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The Meshihat of the Islamic Community in Serbia has asked Religion Minister Bogoljub Sijakovic to resign, Beta reports. This came over the minister's announcement that Mustafa Ceric, the grand mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina, was not welcome in Serbia. Islamic community wants minister sacked The Meshihat also asked President Boris Tadic and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic to distance themselves from the position of the Ministry of Religion. On May 22, the ministry announced that Ceric was not welcome in Serbia because of threats against Serbia he made during his stay in several cities in Sandzak. The Islamic Community in Serbia, headed by chief mufti Muamer Zukorlic, which operates within the Riyasat in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has announced that, at an extraordinary session of the Meshihat, the ministry's position had been declared an insult and libel against the utmost authority of Muslims in the Balkans. The Meshihat concluded that the ministry's view "clearly illustrated" the relationship of state agencies toward Muslims in Serbia, which has resulted in attacks on the autonomy and equality of the Islamic Community. The religious community also asked Bosniak ministers and MPs to reconsider their participation in the government and parliament of Serbia. "If the responsible state organs treat these demands irresponsibly, the Meshihat will end its cooperation with the Ministry of Religion," the Meshihat's conclusions state. There are two Islamic communities in Serbia - one that is a part of the Riyasat in Bosnia, and the Islamic Community of Serbia, which elected Adem Zilkic as its religious leader.

Islamic community wants minister sacked

The Meshihat also asked President Boris Tadić and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovič to distance themselves from the position of the Ministry of Religion.

On May 22, the ministry announced that Cerić was not welcome in Serbia because of threats against Serbia he made during his stay in several cities in Sandžak.

The Islamic Community in Serbia, headed by chief mufti Muamer Zukorlić, which operates within the Riyasat in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has announced that, at an extraordinary session of the Meshihat, the ministry's position had been declared an insult and libel against the utmost authority of Muslims in the Balkans.

The Meshihat concluded that the ministry's view "clearly illustrated" the relationship of state agencies toward Muslims in Serbia, which has resulted in attacks on the autonomy and equality of the Islamic Community.

The religious community also asked Bosniak ministers and MPs to reconsider their participation in the government and parliament of Serbia.

"If the responsible state organs treat these demands irresponsibly, the Meshihat will end its cooperation with the Ministry of Religion," the Meshihat's conclusions state.

There are two Islamic communities in Serbia - one that is a part of the Riyasat in Bosnia, and the Islamic Community of Serbia, which elected Adem Zilkić as its religious leader.

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