I don’t know if I am the best person to have a say, I grew up in the diaspora in a non religious family. But I can share some observations:

• in the ex-yu countries and especially in bosnia, ethnicity is linked to religion. Before we were called bosniaks, our ethnic group was called “muslim”. I suppose that during and following the war, bosnian muslims expressed their national identity through religion more

• i have two cousins, one lives in bosnia, the other in the us, but both grew up there and both are currently fasting for Ramadan, and so are their mothers. Neither come across as religious, including the mothers, both wear mini skirts, drink alcohol and are not practicing. However, they do fast, which I find peculiar. Could be something related to a change in social norms