Representative Office of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Budget
€5,000,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the sole and united community and through the institution of The Grand Mufti it has jurisdiction over the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Croatia, Slovenia, Sanjak, Serbia and Bosnian communities around the globe including all western European countries. Some of the main goals: - Promoting good and preventing evil. - Protecting the authenticity of the Islamic ethical norms and assuring their proper interpretation and application. - Taking care of the Islamic education and upbringing of its members. - Assuring the religious rights of Muslims and joining efforts strengthening freedom of religion as a fundamental human right. - Supporting and promoting activities concerning peace, intra- and interreligious dialogue, integration and coexistence. - Advocating cooperation while rejecting isolation. - Countering radicalism, extremism and terrorism.
EU Legislative Interests
- Article 17 Dialogue - Dialogue with churches, religious associations and non-confessional organisations - Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance - Combating anti-Muslim hatred - Combating hate speech and hate crime
Communication Activities
Meetings with: - The First Vice-President of The European Parliament - Article 17 Dialogue - The European Parliament’s Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance - The Special Envoy on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief Outside the EU - The Commission's Coordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred - MEPs - EEAS officials - Marking the religious holidays and inviting members and officials of The European Parliament and European commission.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Religions for Peace Europe - European Council of Religious Leaders - Mufti Nedzad Grabus https://rfpeurope.org/european-council-of-religious-leaders/ The European Muslim and Jewish Leadership Council - Mufti Nedzad Grabus and Senaid Kobilica https://mjlc-europe.org/board-members/ EuLeMa - Mufti Nedzad Grabus and Senaid Kobilica https://www.eulema.org/members/ Interreligious Council of Bosnia- Herzegovina - Mufti Nedzad Grabus https://mrv.ba/struktura-organizacije/
Organisation Members
Islamic communities of Bosniaks in the Western European contries, namely Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Luxemburg, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, UK and Irland. Link of the Constitution of The Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina - See page 15: https://islamskazajednica.ba/images/stories/Ustavi/Ustav_IZ-e_precisceni_tekst_2014.pdf
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.