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The Arizona Republic A20 SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2004 WORLD Bosnian cleric urges to show support for Europe Muslims 1 I-' CVf ill -c. IjjrW-VrA' 11 needs to "institutionalize" Islam, to give it "an official voice." Ceric also criticized countries that gave support to any single religious group. The grand mufti, who spent five years as an imam in Chicago in the 1980s, said government involvement in institutions such as Islamic schools and mosques would help Muslims feel part of the state, as well as limit the growth of extremists. His comments are viewed here as important in light of Bosnia's experience in the past decade. Since the civil war from 1992 to 1995, there has been a reassertion of religious identity among Bosnian Muslims, as well as growth in groups that U.S.

officials say are linked to terrorism. tin i J)1 Muslims make up about half of Bosnia's population. The other two main religious groups are Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics, but no census has been completed since 1991, before the war broke out. Although the Islamic community here contends it is the "European" branch of Islam, with an awareness of democracy and human rights, it has come under increasing pressure from more conservative movements, promoted by Saudi Arabian groups, which have provided support to some Bosnian groups. Some of the movements have been linked by U.S.

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If security cannot be reached through dialogue, he said, "we must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force, if necessary." In his second foreign trip since taking office, Cheney acknowledged the work that European nations have done in Iraq and Afghanistan and in enticing Libya to rid itself of weapons of mass destruction. Then Cheney asked for more. He urged the European Union to admit Turkey, whose r. application to become the union's only majority Muslim member was rejected in 1987. He said Europe and America must demand that Iran meet its international commitments not to develop nuclear weapons.

"We believe that the Iranians have been actively and aggressively pursuing an effort to develop nuclear weapons," Cheney said during a question-and-answer session after his speech. He said America and Europe should stand as one in honoring "the legitimate demands" of I-ranians, who "ask nothing more than to enjoy their God-given right to live their lives as free men and women." Cheney asked the allies to make more European troops available for deployments and not to let the European Union and NATO duplicate efforts in providing international security. "Europeans know that their great experiment in building peace, unity and prosperity cannot survive as a privileged enclave, surrounded on its outskirts by breeding grounds of hatred and fanaticism," Cheney said. "The days of looking the other way while despotic regimes trample human rights, rob their nations' wealth, and then excuse their failings by feeding their people a steady diet of anti-Western hatred are over." Cheney's appeal to nurture democratic reform throughout the Middle East comes as the 12th 9-11 am, wm, nss ,1 7T i p. 0 mm THE 2004 VOLVO S60 SIMMS 275 LEASE PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS Due At Signing 'plus taxes, title and registration fees OR 1.9 APR FINKNCINE FOR 36 MONTHS (EXCLUDING CARE BY VOLVO Care By Volvo Factory Scheduled Maintenance included on all new 2004 models for 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first." U.S.

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