REISUL-‘ULEMA ČAUŠEVIĆ – FIGHTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

AT THE OCCASION OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF INSTALLING REISUL-‘ULEMA MEHMED DŽEMALUDDINA EF. ČAUŠEVIĆ

Abstract

UDK 28-732.2:929 Čaušević Dž.

Third head of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be remembered as an unflagging fighter for the betterment of his people in all the aspects. Working in one of the most turbulent periods of Bosniaks history, he tried to give adequate answers to various challenges that were facing him and his people. Amongst many projects that he initiated with the intention to help his people was the fight for human rights. In one hand he fought for the rights of Muslims that were constantly challenged by the authorities, but were also endangered by their own obsolete beliefs, in the other hand, he never neglected people of other confessions whenever their rights were threatened. This article takes us back to the time of reis Čaušević with a desire to, at least to some extent shed the light upon challenges he faced and the answers he offered therein, and all with the aim of presenting his, with Islamic teaching inspired, engagement in the field of protection of human rights of Muslims and non-Muslims likewise.