Women Living Islam in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina (Research Summary)

This project sheds light on the ways in which increased religious belief and practice serve as a stabilizing force. For women in particular, Islam has come to provide a space of protection and content in unstable environments. Islam, therefore, should not be seen as a threat, but rather can serve as a tool of peace and stability. Finally, this project shows that Islam is not incompatible with progress and modernity, but rather can co-exist and co-operate.

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Emira Ibrahimpasic, of the University of New Mexico, was a 2011 Regional Policy Symposium participant.