Radical Islam Uses Balkan Poor To Wield Influence : NPR
Europe • October 2010 • Views: 620
Today, in Sarajevo’s old Baskarsia quarter, the prayer call echoes over cafe’s and restaurants where beer and wine flow freely, and where only a few women are veiled.
But western intelligence sources warn that continuing economic and social instability could lead to increasing extremism.
This fear runs throughout the Balkans, a region reeling from the pains of post-communist transition and the global economic crisis.
One of the countries most at risk is Kosovo, where unemployment is running at 45 percent.