Sarajevo Process Explained

The Sarajevo Process (sh|Sarajevski proces) was a 1983 trial against 13 Muslim intellectuals accused of Islamic fundamentalism. Arrests were made in April 1983, trials held in August 1983. The accused were members of the Young Muslims (Mladi muslimani). Among these were Alija Izetbegović, the author of the essay Islamic Declaration (1970) and later leader of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) active during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All were sentenced to prison, and were pardoned in 1988.

• Omer Behmen, 15 years
• Salih Behmen, 5 years
• Đula Bičakčić
• , 7 years
• Hasan Čengić, 10 years
• Derviš Đurđević
• Alija Izetbegović, 14 years
• Džemaludin Latić, 6.5 years
• Ismet Kasumagić, 10 years
• Melika Salihbegović
• Mustafa Spahić, 5 years
• Husein Živalj, 6 years

References

• Book: Donia, Robert J.. 2006. Sarajevo: A Biography. University of Michigan Press. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 978-0-472-11557-0.
• Book: Meier, Viktor. Yugoslavia: A History of Its Demise. 2005. Routledge. 978-1-134-66511-2. 21–.
• Book: Rexhepi, Piro. Unmapping Islam in Eastern Europe. Kacandes, Irene. Komska, Yuliya. Eastern Europe Unmapped: Beyond Borders and Peripheries. https://books.google.com/books?id=bgLDDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA53. 2017. Berghahn Books. 978-1-78533-686-7. 53–.

Further reading

• Omerika. A.. Bosnian Young Muslims 1939-1991: A Survey. ISIM Newsletter. 11. 1. ISIM, Leiden. 2002.
• Irwin. Zachary T.. 1984. The Islamic Revival and the Muslims of Bosnia-Hercegovina. East European Quarterly. 17. 4. 437–.
• Danilovic. R.. 2006. Sarajevski process 1983.. Bosanska Rijec.
• Prguda. A.. 1990. Sarajevski proces.