Bearing in mind that even before the census of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 existed, many Bosniaks are confused regarding the terminology Bosnian, Muslim or Bosniak. This dilemma is a direct result of many years of prohibition to use the old traditional name Bosnjak. This prohibition is unprecedented in the world history. Such a ban was conducted so efficiently, that its name (Bosniak) has been wiped out almost entirely out of use.
The consequence of such coercion that began with the Austro-Hungarian occupation, and continued through history during the formation and existence of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, all the way to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, imposed a declaration of Bosniaks as Serbs or Croats of the Islamic faith.
Bosniaks must not allow themselves to be misled in terms of religious and regional identity. An awareness of the historical importance of the proper orientation of Bosniaks is important for the census because it will significantly contribute to the fate of the Bosniaks and Bosnia.
A declaration of Bosniaks in Diaspora regarding BIH census 2013
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LAW ON CENSUS OF POPULATION, HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN 2013
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