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The Oldest Lasting Muslim Organization in the US – a European One

The Oldest Lasting Muslim Organization in the US – a European One

The oldest lasting Muslim organization in Northern America is Džemijetul Hajrije/The Benevolent Society formed by Bosniaks 1906 in Chicago. Today they are known as Bosnian Islamic Cultural Center and are part of Islamic Community of Bosnia. Bosnians first migrated to Chicago in the late nineteenth century. Early migrants from Bosnia-Herzegovina were generally young, unskilled male laborers who came in search[Read More…]

August 17, 2018 0 comments History & Culture