International Conference: Current Security Challenges for the Western Balkan Region Addressed by Means of Joint Responsibility and Cooperation Muslims. Silajdžić warned about the danger of has moved away from the problem of harmful Wahhabis in terms of the dissolution of the impacts of Wahhabi teachings on the Bosnian essence of Bosnian traditional Islam. Islamic Community, to the question of "Wahhabism in Bosnia is installed as a orthodoxy of the Bosnian Muslim religious distinctive religious, cultural and social practices. phenomenon and as such it affects the social practice of Bosnian Muslims and other citizens Tragicomic part of this story is that this debate of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It seriously divided took place in the shadow of the"Resolution on parents and children, spiritual leaders and imams, teachers and students etc." 36 the constitutional changes and the interpretation of Islam" of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, written only few months During this debate, public began to talk about earlier. Item II/4 of this Resolution underlines how Wahhabists penetrated deep in the Bosnian that"Riyasat believes that in Bosnia and institutions- secular and those of the Islamic Herzegovina there are no extremist individuals or community. It became clear that Wahhabists already operate institutionally, through Islamic groups that may undermine the unity of Muslims"! 39 pedagogical academies, run by people who were prepared for their school work at the very As we saw, with their engagement in the eld of source of this uncompromising Islamic anti-Wahhabi action professors from the Faculty 37 movement, at Wahhabi universities of Mecca and Medina. The Bosnian public has found out of Islamic Studies provoked the rage of the members and supporters of the radical Islamic that at the University of Zenica and Bihać movement, and the highest levels of the Bosnian students do not learn anything about Islamic Islamic Community. And in that particular philosophy or Susm, because the Wahhabi moment this story becomes more complex. teachings marked them as deviations or"indel" Division will not any more be simply based on learning. "black and white" distinction(Bosnian muslim On the other side, representatives and vs. Wahhabis), because Wahhabis pulled the supporters of Wahhabi circles also joined the Shi'as card from the deck and accused Hazović debate. Infamous Abu Hamza, one of the to be a Shia Islam promoter. And with this founders of the Wahhabi community in Bosnia counterattack the hole public debate began to and Herzegovina has strongly responded to slide in the area of gray... these attacks, but he has also gone a step further. He said that Muslims in Bosnia and In further verbal clashes and accusations, Herzegovina do not live authentic Islam, Professor Hazović was marked as Iran's insider authentic Islam was introduced only after"their" in the Bosnian Islamic community. He was arrival, and that the Muslims in Bosnia live a form of communist, reduced Islam! 37 Pro-sala accused to be an enthusiastic missionary and agitator of Iranian Shiism. These charges will journal Saff also joined the debate, attacking the again revive rumors from the nineties about pro­mentioned professors, but in articles this journal Iranian subversive activities of his close also opens many questions about the orthodoxy colleague Enes Karić and Adnan Silajdžić. Yet it of certain religious practices such as the seemed that some of these rumors have ground practice of Dovište which is a traditional Bosnian "pilgrimage site" 38 . In this way, the public debate in reality. 36 Interview given to daily newspaper Oslobođenje, Sarajevo, November 11th, 2006. 37 For more information, see the interview with Professor Silajdžić in Oslobođenje, Sarajevo, November 11th, 2006. 38 Traditional prayer in the open, usually on the site of former pagan temples. 39 http://www.rijaset.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=195:rezolucija-o-ustavnim-promjenama-i-tumaju-islama&catid=235&Itemid=223(accessed on December 20th 2013.)