A fight for the heart and soul – as well as the property and the money – of Bulgaria’s Muslim minority is intensifying as rival leaders accuse each other of introducing radical Islamic teachings into the traditionally moderate community.
Iva Roudnikova is a freelance journalist based in Sofia. Albena Shkodrova is a regular IWPR contributor based in Sofia.
This article was first published on 7 October 2004 (BCR No. 519) by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), London. Posted on Religioscope with permission.
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