Mustafa
Cerić (1952) is a Bosniak imam who served as the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and is currently president of the World Bosniak Congress.
Cerić
graduated from the Madrasah in Sarajevo and received a scholarship to Al-Azhar
University in Cairo, Egypt. In 1981, he accepted the position of Imam at the
Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago (ICC) in Northbrook, Illinois and
lived in the United States for several years.
During his
time in the United States, he earned a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies at the
University of Chicago.
Cerić led
the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1993. He officially
became the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999.
He is one of
the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic
scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding. Cerić is
also a member of the Committee of Conscience fighting against the Holocaust
denial.
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