IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, October 2008, 357 p. язык: турецкий, английский
Having crucial importance due to its geo-strategic position throughout the history the Balkans is still the center of interest of major events and principal actors that lead world politics. During the process of partition of empires at the end of the twentieth century, Balkan peoples experienced great suffer because of their structural transformation into nation states. In the last decade, ethnic and religious conflicts and confrontations made a significant impact over the lives of the people whereas they had considerable effects on the political formation of the region.
Today, Balkan nations experience political, economic and cultural problems as a consequence of years-long instability in all walks of life in the region. Weak relations established both among themselves and between them and their fellow countries deepen these problems. Current situation is highly influential on the future of local people.
Present work consists of the papers prepared for the Symposium Envisioning Future in the Balkans: Culture, Politics, Organization and Areas of Cooperation organized by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation. The Symposium aims at reviving relations and communication, inciting cultural dynamism between Balkan and Turkish peoples, and intends to contribute into the long run projects regarding political, economic and cultural problems in the region.
Contents:
Future of Islam in the Balkans and Coexistence
Organization of Religious Life of Muslims in Macedonia
Problems and Religious Organization of Bulgarian Muslims
The Future of Islam in the Balkans and Coexistence
The Future of the Muslims in Montenegro under New Socio-Economic Conditions
The Future of Islam in the Balkans and Coexistence
Iqbal from the West: Alija
The Influence of the European Union on the Balkan Identity
The EU Process: Is it Integration or Assimilation?
The Influence of the EU in the Balkan’s Security Policy
Relations of Balkan States with the International Actors and Turkey during the EU Process
Immigration as a Fact in the Balkans and Emigration From the Region to Turkey
A Mission Association in the Balkans
Fields of Cooperation between the Islamic World, Turkey and the Balkans
The Steps to Overcome the Obstacles before the Balkan People
Civil Society and Organization in the Balkans
Muslim Youth in the Face of Isolation and Integration
The Role of the Youth in Organization