Izetbegovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Download or read book Izetbegovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina written by Alija Izetbegovi'c and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-11-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the leading Muslim political spokesman and intellectual, Izetbegovi'c was imprisoned by the Yugoslavian government in 1983 for a 14-year sentence. During the six years he served in prison, Izetbegovi'c wrote notes on life issues, religion and culture, and politics and political philosophy. These reflections were smuggled out of prison and edited for publication along with a selection of letters from his family. After describing prison life, Izetbegovi'c has organized his reflections into sections. From his first note When I lose the reasons to live, I shall die, Izetbegovi'c provides a provocative collection of reflections that will interest scholars and researchers of contemporary Balkans, European Islam, and life during the last days of Communist Yugoslavia.