Hayat.ba — 31.05.2026
Bosniak Studies — From an Idea to a Global Movement: "We Are Not Aware of Our Rich History"
Esad Širbegović, Director of Public Relations, described how the platform has brought together people from five different countries — academics whose work focuses on Bosniaks. Through Bosniak Studies, he says, he has personally learned many things he had not been aware of before.
"This is the Bosniak Studies platform — Bosniak Studies have not existed anywhere until now, neither in Bosnia nor in the world. We built it as a grassroots movement, from the bottom up. We connected people from various countries — the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, Greece — making it a large platform where academics who study Bosniaks come together. We send letters, emails, publish articles, publish academic papers, and publish pieces in the media. Through Bosniak Studies I have personally learned many things I was not aware of — about Bosniaks, about our rich history which, unfortunately, under the old system, we never had the chance to learn about. Through Bosniak Studies, all of that becomes possible."