The Balkans: Harun Karčić, Ajdin Muhedinović, and Besnik Sinani

Описание: Third panel on The Balkans:


0:00 Harun Karčić: “The Destruction and Restoration of Islamic Cultural Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

25:00 Ajdin Muhedinović: “The demolition of Muslim religious objects during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995) and their restoration in the early 21st century. “

47:00 Besnik Sinani: “Out of the cave: the many lives of surviving Islamic artifacts in post-communist Albania.”

And our discussant Yasemin Ipek from George Mason University.

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This year's annual conference:

Reclaiming History: Islam and Cultural Patrimony in the 21st Century

Muslim communities around the world have been facing unprecedented levels of war and destruction. Apart from the immense human toll of conflicts spanning regions ranging from sub–Saharan Africa, to the Middle East, or Central and South Asia, sites of Islamic cultural patrimony have suffered a near constant stream of destruction. The systematic looting of treasured artifacts and archives and the physical destruction of civilizational sites of learning and commemoration have accelerated the immeasurable loss of historical memory. The Abu Sulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies annual conference, "Reclaiming History: Islam and Cultural Patrimony" brings together scholars addressing the phenomenon of cultural destruction and its impact on historical memory in places such as, but not limited to, west Africa, the Balkans, Egypt, Yemen and Iraq, as well as South and Southeast Asia.

This event was organized by the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies on Thursday April 24 and Friday April 25, 2025.

Visit our website for more events at: https://islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/