Muhamed Filipović

Muhamed Filipović (born 3 August 1929, Banja Luka, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian academic, philosopher, writer, theorist, essayist and one of the most important Bosnian historians. In 1960 he graduated from the Faculty of Arts and attained his PhD. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] He worked as a professor at the Philosophy Faculty in Sarajevo. He has published fourteen books, some of which have been translated into other languages.

He is seen by many as one of the leading Bosnian academics.[2]

Politics

He is a founder and leader of the Muslim Bosniak Organization (MBO). During the Bosnian War, he was the ambassador to the United Kingdom.[3] He was a dissident and critic of Josip Broz Tito.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Intervju/Muhamed Filipović za press: Alija je upropastio Bošnjake, napravivši katastrofalnu grešku odlukom da se BiH odvoji od Jugoslavije". Republika. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Hariz Halilovich (15 January 2013). Places of Pain: Forced Displacement, Popular Memory and Trans-local Identities in Bosnian War-torn Communities. Berghahn Books. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-0-85745-777-6.
  3. 1 2 Gorana Ognjenović; Jasna Jozelić (17 December 2014). Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith: The Case of Former Yugoslavia and Its Successor States. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-137-47786-6.


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