Bosnians have been off the political radar screen for over 10 years. Few Muslims know much about the Bosnian people, where they came from and how they became an advanced civilization in Europe. Bosnia was a Muslim gem in the world of Christians but eventual succumbed to forces beyond its control.
Bosnia was once part of the ancient Byzantine Empire and lived under Orthodox Christian rule. When the Ottomans came in 1492 they conquered the local king who had been abandoned by Western Europeans. It didn