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Another example of pop culture would be the usage of Western -style clothing in Bosnia. Blue jeans are especially popular. Although traditional clothing can still be seen in rural areas, the majority of cities have Western clothing.

Sevdalinka is the most unique style of music from Bosnia. It is more emotional, often consisting of lyrics describing sad stories. Originally, the songs were plays with a Saz (a Turkish string instrument), but was replaced with an accordion. Sevdalinka is mostly a Bosnian style although it can be considered a mix between Turkish and Bosnian music.

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The religion is a diffused religion; under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, many Bosnians were forced to convert from Christianity to Islam. Scholars argue, however, that Bosnians already had a weak allegiance to Christianity when the Turks invaded. A widely accepted theory is that the Bosnians simply converted themselves; an Ottoman census shows that only a small number of Turks invaded the country, and that the number of Muslims in the country rose as the number of Christians fell. The census also shows that the overall population did not significantly grow over that period, which supports the theory that the Bosnians merely converted.

Islam is a universalizing religion; it is the second largest religion in the world and the fastest growing religion in the world.

Islam is a religion that starts primarily in Saudi Arabia, and the founder is Muhammad. It is a monotheistic religion; Muslims believe in one god simply labeled “God”, or “Allah” in Arabic. Muslims worship in a mosque, which is not necessarily considered a divine place (it is sometimes used as a center of study), but it is where they worship nonetheless. Worship contains no human depiction such a paintings or statues, and there is no “idol” worship (worshiping with religious materials or artifacts). Faithful Muslims pray five times a day; the prayers themselves are called Salat. They have a large usage of domes in their architecture from their Roman influence; their mosques also contain Calligraphy and nature depictions. Their Holy book is the Koran.

Roots: When the Slav people migrated from Old Poland and resettled throughout Eastern Europe in the 6^th century AD, the Slavic language family divided into three distinct groups: Eastern, Western, and Southern. The Bosnian language is similar to the Serbian and Croatian languages in the fact that the three languages emerged from the South Slavic language group in the Common Slavic language branch of the Indo-European language family. It is based on a dialect called the Stokavian dialect.