{"id":164,"date":"2010-04-07T15:51:59","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T15:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=164"},"modified":"2010-04-07T15:51:59","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T15:51:59","slug":"funding-hinders-serbia-islamic-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2010\/04\/07\/164\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Hinders Serbia Islamic Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; float: right;\" alt=\"muamer-zukorlic\" src=\"images\/stories\/news\/muamer-zukorlic.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"197\" \/>BELGRADE \u2013 Facing a dearth of donations over government pressures, Muslim education institutions in Serbia are risking to shut down over the lack of funding.<\/div>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur educational institutions are facing a financial crisis that hampers them from delivering their message,\u201d Sheikh Muamer Zukorlic, the Grand Mufti and Head of the Islamic Sheikhdom of Serbia, told IslamOnline.net.<br \/> \u201cThe crisis facing our institutions is the result of a political standoff between the Sheikhdom and Serbian authorities.\u201d<br \/>Zukorlic blamed the standoff on government attempts to restrict the expansion of Sheikdom institutions.<br \/> \u201cThe government has adopted a policy to dry financial sources feeding our projects and institutions,\u201d he lamented.<br \/>The government has suspended aid to the Sheikhdom though Serbian laws allow aid to religious organizations.<br \/> \u201cIt is also pressuring businessmen funding the Sheikhdom projects to stop funding, resulting in a dearth of donations as they fear harm to their businesses,\u201d he said.<br \/>\u201cAuthorities are also launching media campaigns against the Sheikhdom to blemish its image and lose the people\u2019s confidence.\u201d<br \/>The Sheikhdom is overseeing seven kindergartens catering 1,000 children and three secondary schools catering 500 students.<br \/>It is also running a faculty for Islamic studies as well as the International University of Novi Pazar, which has 4,000 students.<br \/> \u201cThough we need to expand our educational institutions to preserve our identity, the crisis has forced us to halt our new projects,\u201d Zukorlic said.<br \/>The Muslim leader appealed to Muslims abroad to provide help to the Sheikhdom to overcome the financial crisis.<br \/> \u201cThere is no other option but to rely on foreign help in order to keep our education institutions running.\u201d<br \/>Serbia has a Muslim minority of nearly half a million, mostly ethnic Bosniaks and Albanians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Urgent Help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Studies Faculty is one of educational institutions at the risk of closure over lack of funding.<br \/> \u201cThe faculty is facing financial problems that threaten it to get shut,\u201d dean Almir Pramenkovic told IOL.<br \/> \u201cThe faculty professors have not been paid for months,\u201d he said.<br \/>The faculty has 300 students and 45 professors.<br \/>\u201cThe crisis, which started two years ago, has escalated in recent months,\u201d said professor Hajrudin Balic.<br \/> \u201cThe faculty staff could be forced to seek another job if the crisis continued,\u201d he warned.<br \/>The lack of funding is also leaving its impact on the GAZI ISA BEG secondary school.<br \/>\u201cMany generations have graduated from the school,\u201d said headmaster Mustafa Fetic.<br \/>Built in the 16th century, the school is considered the oldest in the Sanjak region.<br \/>It has 328 students and 95 staff.<br \/> \u201cIn order to allow the school to keep playing its role, it urgently needs help to pay teachers, who have not been paid for months,\u201d said Fetic.<br \/> \u201cThe school is at risk of shutdown.\u201d<br \/>Pramenkovic, the dean of the Islamic Studies Faculty, also appeals for help.<br \/> \u201cWe need urgent help in order to continue our educational role in accordance with moderate Islamic teachings.\u201d<br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>By\u00a0 Hany Salah, IOL Correspondent<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Source: IslamOnline<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BELGRADE \u2013 Facing a dearth of donations over government pressures, Muslim education institutions in Serbia are risking to shut down over the lack of 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