The following research focuses on the identity processes of young muslims of Bosnian-Hercegovian origin, living in the Republic of Slovenia. Considering their view of islam as a religion, partnerships, marriage, family, gender roles and gender (in)equality, author determines, whether religious factors influence their thinking and self-identification in a secular society. Author analizes and interprets the findings of her fieldwork, by using the ethnographic study by Lori Peek (2005) and the classification of Åke Sander (1997). By recognizing the religious factors that influence the formation of the identity of young muslims, she supplements the findings of Peek and Sander and also draws attention on the heterogenity and influences of the secular environment within the Bosniak-muslim community in the Republic of Slovenia.
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