ABSTRACT
The initial penetration of Islamic influences in Yugoslavia in general, and Bosnia-Herzegovina in particular, stems from the pro-Arab and pro-Muslim policies adopted by Tito’s regime during the 1960s, which favored the Muslims and militant Arab organizations. The latter were granted approval by the Belgrade government to conduct propaganda activity in Yugoslavia. In the 1960s and the 1970s, Yugoslavian citizens were granted official permission to join Palestinian terror organizations such as the PLO. As part of its pro-Arab policy, Yugoslavia also supplied military equipment, experts, and technicians (many of whom were Muslim) to Arab states in the Middle East.
