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The Formation of the Radical Islamist Movements in Kosovo

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Islamist Extremism in Kosovo and the Countries of the Region

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Abstract

Since the end of the war, various demands and ideas have been presented to form an Islamic movement or political party in Kosovo. The need for the establishment of such a political entity was also reviewed in the magazine of the Islamic Community of Kosovo “Takvim”. According to these ideas and demands, so far, in Kosovo, some Islamist political subjects have been established, aimed at changing the new democratic power that was established with the help of the international community in Kosovo, with the intention of establishing an Islamic power and acting according to the laws of Sharia and the model of contemporary Islamic states.

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  1. 1.

    Isa Blumi (2005): “Political Islam among the Albanians…,” cited, pp. 19.

  2. 2.

    Ibidem, pp. 19.

  3. 3.

    For further information “U themelua Forumi Musliman i Kosovës”: http://aais.org.au/newsletter/2006/news0406.pdf (18 July 2014).

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    Forumi Musliman i Kosovës: http://drejtesia.blogspot.co.at/2008/03/forumi-musliman-i-kosovs.html (11 March 2008).

  5. 5.

    People in Kosovo were generally well aware of these aims: https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/70/701848_kosovo-albania-uk-kosovo-islamic-activists-warn-of-hot.html (11 March 2013).

  6. 6.

    Forumi Mysliman i Kosovës, reagon ndaj ndërhyrjes së policisë: http://breziiri.com/brezi/?p=24323 (26 June 2011).

  7. 7.

    Fissures in the Faith: Rise of Conservative Islamists Alarms Kosovans: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/fissures-in-the-faith-rise-of-conservative-islamists-alarms-kosovans (24 December 2012).

  8. 8.

    Stephen Schwartz: Kosova Radical Islamists In New Political Offensive: http://www.islamicpluralism.org/2196/kosova-radical-islamists-in-new-political (13 February 2013).

  9. 9.

    Statuti i “Forumi i të Rinjve Muslimanë”: http://forumimusliman.com/kush-jemi-ne/ (17 November 2015).

  10. 10.

    Forumi i lidhur me Fuad Ramiqin po bën propagandë për luftën në Siri: http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/forumi-i-lidhur-me-fuad-ramiqin-po-bene-propagande-per-luften-en-siri-43265/?archive=1 (17 September 2014).

  11. 11.

    Forumi i të Rinjve Muslimanë: http://radiovala.com/portal/kultur/4932.txt (21 July 2011).

  12. 12.

    Section 3 of the statute of the Forum of Young Muslims of Kosovo: http://forumimusliman.com/kush-jemi-ne/ (17 November 2015).

  13. 13.

    Vjenë, Forumi i të Rinjve Musliman hap zyrat e veta: http://kohaislame.com/vjene-forumi-i-te-rinjve-musliman-hap-zyrat-e-veta/ (3 November 2015).

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    http://radiovala.com/portal/kultur/4932.txt (21 July 2011). See: After the case of Mevlid Jashareviq, who had committed the terrorist attack on the American embassy in Sarajevo on 29 October 2011 and who had lived in Vienna beforehand, had become publicly known, the Austrian police started to monitor and control places where Muslim students met. Some Muslim students from Kosovo and Macedonia had been actively participating there as well. For further information, see: Vjena - çerdhja e vehabistëve në Evropë: http://www.zeriislam.com/artikulli.php?id=2095 (30 October 2011). Wiener Islamprediger in U-Haft seit 10 Jahren aktiv: http://www.heute.at/oesterreich/wien/story/Wiener-Islamprediger-in-U-Haft-seit-10-Jahren-aktiv-12591247 (2 February 2017). Terrorist mit Wien-Bezug: https://www.news.at/a/anschlag-sarajevo-terrorist-wien-bezug-310665 (29 October 2011).

  15. 15.

    Lidhja e OJQ’së kosovare me lëvizjen gjermane, anëtarët e së cilës përfunduan në ISIS: http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/lidhja-e-ojqse-kosovare-me-levizjen-gjermane-anetaret-e-se-ciles-perfunduan-ne-isis-81276/?archive=1 (17 February 2015).

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    Marrëzia e Forumit të të Rinjve Muslimanë: http://www.e-zani.org/2012/05/11/marrezia-e-forumit-te-te-rinjve-muslimane/ (11 May 2012).

  17. 17.

    Forumi i të Rinjve Muslimanë fyen Nënë Terezën: http://www.zemrashqiptare.net/news/id_34899/cid_135/ (21 January 2014).

  18. 18.

    Forumi i të Rinjve Muslimanë: Nënë Tereza e ka vendin në zjarr te xhehenemit: http://kohaislame.com/forumi-i-te-rinjve-muslimane-nene-tereza-e-ka-vendin-ne-zjarr-te-xhehenemit/ (14 November 2012).

  19. 19.

    Forumi i të Rinjve Myslimanë kërkon heqjen e “heronjve të Krishtërimit” nga sheshet: http://koha.net/?id=27&l=16308 (2 July 2014).

  20. 20.

    Kosovo Muslims Resent New Mother Teresa Statue: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-row-over-mother-teresa-statue (26 May 2011). See: Mother Teresa: https://alchetron.com/Mother-Teresa-1365585-W (1 July 2018).

  21. 21.

    American Council for Kosovo: Muslims enraged by jihadist persecution of Christians worldwide statue of Mother Theresa: http://www.savekosovo.org/?p=4&sp=571 (27 May 2011). See: Kosovo Muslims Resent New Mother Teresa Statue, cited.

  22. 22.

    International Religious Freedom Report for 2014, Kosovo 2014 international religious freedom report: https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/238608.pdf.

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    Forumi i të Rinjve Myslimanë” kërkon heqjen e “heronjve të Krishterimit” nga sheshet: http://indeksonline.net/?FaqeID=2&LajmID=104469 (2 July 2014).

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    Komuniteti islam në Kosovë-urdhëron, kërcënon dhe certifikon: http://archive.kosovotwopointzero.com/en/article/754/komuniteti-islam-urdheron-kercenon-dhe-certifikon (30 September 2013).

  25. 25.

    FRM: Prokuroria e Kosovës duhet të ngrejë akuzë penale për kanosje kundër Alma dhe Fisnik Lamës: http://besimtari.com/frm-prokuroria-e-kosoves-duhet-te-ngreje-akuze-penale-per-kanosje-kunder-alma-dhe-fisnik-lames/ (26 February 2014).

  26. 26.

    Dich werden wir auch köpfen: http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2016-01/islamischer-staat-kosovo-islamisten-visar-duriqi (19 January 2016).

  27. 27.

    Alma Lama, deputete e LDK-së, merret në mbrojtje nga policia: http://illyriapress.com/alma-lama-deputete-e-ldk-se-merret-ne-mbrojtje-nga-policia/ (26 December 2013).

  28. 28.

    FRM: Raportin e DASH’it duket sikur e kanë shkruar Alma Lama, Veton Surroi e Xhabir Hamiti: http://besimtari.com/media/arkiva-e-forumit/ (1 August 2014).

  29. 29.

    Forumi Musliman, organi zyrtar i LISBA‘s, del me deklaratë zyrtare në përkrahje të vrasjes së gazetarëve francezë: http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/forumi-musliman-organi-zyrtar-i-lisbas-del-me-deklarate-zyrtare-ne-perkrahje-te-vrasjes-se-gazetareve-franceze-72213/?archive=1 (8 January 2015).

  30. 30.

    Muslim Youth Forum puts the blame for Paris massacre on French Government: http://www.kosovapress.com/en/elections-2014/news/forumi-i-te-rinjve-musliman-fajeson-qeverine-franceze-per-vrasjen-e-gazetareve-32776/ (8 January 2015). Forumi i të Rinjve Musliman të Kosovës përkrah vrasjen e gazetarëve në Francë: http://indeksonline.net/?FaqeID=2&LajmID=135234 (8 January 2015).

  31. 31.

    Forumi i të Rinjve Myslimanë, duke festuar fitoren e ISIS-it: http://zeri.info/aktuale/39955/forumi-i-te-rinjve-myslimane-duke-festuar-fitoren-e-isis-it-foto/ (2 July 2015).

  32. 32.

    KQZ regjistron Lëvizjen Islame Bashkohu: http://www.kqz-ks.org/Uploads/Documents/20.02.2013gdrjigtjck.pdf (20 February 2013).

  33. 33.

    Gordon N. Bardos (2014): “From the Balkans to ISIS, Militant Islamism in Southeastern Europe“. Security and Intelligence Series Special Analytical Report“, pp. 16: http://seerecon.com/wp-content/themes/seerecon/images/seerecon-report-web.pdf (December 2014). See: Syrian Rebels Get Arms from Kosovo and Bosnia: https://www.strategic-culture.org/pview/2013/02/23/syrian-rebels-get-arms-from-kosovo-and-bosnia.html (23 February 2013).

  34. 34.

    Mr. Fuad Ramiqi participated in the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina. He fought alongside the Muslim forces of Fikret Abdic, which were combating the Muslim forces of Alija Izetbegovic. During the war in Kosovo, he was an officer of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo (FARK), which was an organization operating at the same time as the Kosovo Liberation Army. Since the end of the war, he has been working on the establishment of Islamist structures in Kosovo. In 2010, he joined the passengers on one of the ships that were led by the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara to try to break through the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. He was accompanied by three other Muslim Albanians from Macedonia (Sami Emini, Jasmin Rexhepi, and Sead Asipi). On 31 May 2010 they were attacked in international waters by the Israeli navy. Nine activists were killed and dozens more were injured. For more information, see “Fuad Ramiqi has ties to Hamas”: http://www.islamicpluralism.org/1825/schwartz-fuad-ramiqi-has-ties-to-hamas (1 July 2011).

  35. 35.

    Predrag Jureković (2016): Politischer Islam und gewaltsamer Extremismus im Kontext der Friedenskonsolidierung am Westbalkan, in: Jasmina Rupp und Walter Feichtinger: “Der Ruf des Dschihad,” Vienna: Schriftenreihe der Landesverteidigungsakademie, pp. 337: http://www.bundesheer.at/pdfpool/publikationen/201613srrufdesdschihadrupp.pdf (April 2016).

  36. 36.

    Stephen Schwartz: Kosova Radical Islamists In New Political Offensive, cited.

  37. 37.

    Radical Islamists Reach for Control Over Kosovo Muslims: http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.com/2013/08/kosovo.html (13 August 2013). See: Kosova radical Islamists in new political offensive, cited. Radical Islamists Reach for Control Over Kosova Muslims: http://www.islamicpluralism.org/2267/radical-islamists-reach-for-control-over-kosova (7 August 2013).

  38. 38.

    LISBA: Ja gabimet që fyejnë Islamin në Kosovë: http://www.arkivalajmeve.com/LISBA-Ja-gabimet-qe-fyejne-Islamin-ne-Kosove.1047372412/ (13 May 2013).

  39. 39.

    Ibidem. See: http://www.gazetaexpress.com/arkiva/masht-pa-koment-per-kerkesat-e-lisbas-111263/ (16 May 2013).

  40. 40.

    LISBA: Ja gabimet që fyejnë Islamin në Kosovë, cited.

  41. 41.

    Lëvizja Bashkohu: Atifete, ti je turpi i Kosovës – mëso shkrim e lexim: http://www.gazetaexpress.com/arkiva/l-235-vizja-bashkohu-atifete-ti-je-turpi-i-kosov-235-s-150-m-235-so-shkrim-e-lexim-128904/?arch_tb=temp (12 December 2013).

  42. 42.

    Sefa ndërpret me protestë protestën e LISBA-s: http://koha.net/?id=27&l=20078 (1 August 2014).

  43. 43.

    Kosovo Leads the World in Stamping out Terrorism: https://friendsofkosovo.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/kosovo-leads-the-way-in-stamping-out-terrorism/ (17 September 2014).

  44. 44.

    Kosovo Islamic party leader charged with incitement: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-arrests/kosovo-islamic-party-leader-charged-with-incitement-idUSKCN11L2AV (15 September 2016).

  45. 45.

    Sefa ndërpret me protestë protestën e LISBA-s: cited.

  46. 46.

    Nënkryetari i LISBA-së, 14 vjet në Siri: https://zeri.info/artikulli/45525/nenkryetari-i-lisba-se-14-vjet-ne-siri (15 August 2014).

  47. 47.

    Operacion i gjerë arrestimesh në Kosovë: http://www.zeriamerikes.com/content/kosovo-police-arrests/2452470.html (17 September 2014).

  48. 48.

    Michaletos, Ioannis (March 2013): “Kosovo’s Islamist movement and regional developments“: http://www.rimse.gr/2013/03/kosovos-islamist-movement-and-regional.html. (11 January 2016).

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Krasniqi, K. (2019). The Formation of the Radical Islamist Movements in Kosovo. In: Islamist Extremism in Kosovo and the Countries of the Region. SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18569-5_4

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