Fragmenti prošlosti: Islamska zajednica, Alija Izetbegović i selektivne politike pamćenja
Fragments of the Past: The Islamic Community, Alija Izetbegović, and Selective Politics of Remembrance

Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the evolving institutional, intellectual, and political dynamics surrounding the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1970s, reflecting upon the present condition, with particular attention to the mechanisms of memory and recognition within its official commemorative practices. Drawing on a combination of archival sources - including documents of the Islamic Community, records of state-religious interactions, and transcripts from other organizational bodies - as well as relevant scholarly literature, the study critically examines the roles and posthumous positioning of figures such as Grand Mufti Sulejman Kemura, Husein Đozo, and Alija Izetbegović. Their divergent trajectories and the selective inclusion, positioning or omission (in the case of other individuals) of their legacies in documents like the Tezkiretnama of 2021 reveal underlying tensions in the criteria used to define institutional significance. The analysis highlights how political context, ideological shifts, and historiographical reinterpretation have shaped the construction of memory, particularly in the transition from socialist to post-socialist frameworks. By interrogating these processes, the paper contributes to broader debates on the intersection of religion, politics, and collective memory in post-Yugoslav societies, offering a nuanced understanding of how institutional narratives are formed, contested, and sustained.

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