International Conference: Current Security Challenges for the Western Balkan Region Addressed by Means of Joint Responsibility and Cooperation We can talk about very different groups in the Actually current danger is coming from clashes Islamic scene in Bosnia and the region and their within Islamic communities in this region. It is relations. Their debate on takr issue intensied possible to trace the formation of some groups in 2006. It was a reason for internal clash back to clash within specic mosques in that among different Salast groups in Bosnia and region about what proper religious practice is. the region. It is possible to follow such Usually at the beginning of local process of development through years. formation of new group we are talking about individuals linked to any of the regional groups After series of clashes among different groups and his clash with local believers in local on takr issue, latest division is about who is mosque. Such individual tried to change their supporting Al Nusra or who is supporting ISIS. view about proper religious practice and their But it is also possible to follow these clashes attitudes about religion, political system or between preachers and leaders through division tradition. He has moved away from this local among their followers in the eld. Ofcial Islamic community after the clash and he interrupted his community in Bosnia and Hercegovina has links with the community. That's how denied to members of these Salast groups in radicalization started in many cases. This is a 2007, the right to use ofcial mosques and pattern of radicalization in many cases. 30 places for worship. After series of incidents those groups started to move away from ofcial Previously we have had one single Islamic Islamic community and they started to build community in ex-Yugoslavia. After dissolution of network of so called“Sunnah masjids” Yugoslavia we have had discussion about throughout Bosnia and Hercegovina, but also different models of organization. There are two region and diaspora. Leaders of these groups main models. One is territorial model of started process of separation of their followers organization of Islamic community. First model from other Muslims. They have declared others has intention to include all Muslims who are as apostate and kjars. Now there is such residents on territory of one state into single parallel network of so called“Sunnah masjids” Islamic community. Second model is national largely unknown to public and without any model of organization and Islamic community proper research or evaluation. has claimed responsibility for the whole nation ­within the border of national state and diaspora. There are many non-governmental organizations Islamic community of Bosnia and Hercegovina related to particular“Sunnah masjid” or their is now using a mix of these two principles ­leaders. They are very active in public territorial and national. presentation of their views. In some countries like Slovenia this separation leads to the There is enough evidence of emerging of new establishment of a new Isamic community. It is Islamic communities in countries of this region a mistake to ignore such development. We have and also among countrymen living abroad. I entered a phase in which the national and think that this process will have the most traditional interpretation of Islam in Bosnia and important consequences. Herzegovina and this region is changing under the inuence of different Islamic schools and The leaders of the Sala or Wahhabi movement formations. in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Islamic centers for Bosnian Muslims throughout Europe