MADRASAH

SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF CELEBRATION OF THE GHAZI HUSREV- BEY’S MADRASAH ON 8 JANUARY 2009

Abstract

This text represents the address of Prof Hilmo Neimarlija on the occasion of award ceremony in the Ghazi Husrev-bey’s Madrasah on 8 January 2009. The text compares and critically examines two different social and historical surroundings in which Ghazi’ Madrasah and its students acted. In one-party society, the Madrasah acted outside its social environment and the actions of the Madrasah’ graduates in the public were marked by the awareness of the outer limits of the freedom of speech. Author of this address finds that the Madrasah’ graduates neglected internal limits of the freedom of speech in such conditions of limited external freedom. In multi-party system, discussion and representation of the faith, is placed before other aspects of the trials and dangers. Author defines some of those as incidence of media pomposity and populist spectacles in representation of Islam. The author is committed to conquering space of internal freedom by acquiring external freedom in newly arisen social circumstances. Under this he implies self-limitation and responsibility in representing Islam.