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The article presents the history of higher Islamic education in Bosnia and Hercegovina, from the Mekteb-i-Nuwwab to the Faculty of Islamic Studies. It discusses the impact of the establishment and abolishment of the Higher School for Islamic Shari'a and Theology in 1945. It notes that the reopening of an Islamic higher education institution, known as the Faculty of Islamic Theology, was caused by Islam revitalization in the 1970s.

The article discusses the claim which links the late President of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegovic, and his government to Osama Bin Laden, head of Al-Qaeda. It mentions that September 11, 2001 attack on the U.S. have impacted how people view the Islamic states, branding them as a threat. It further elaborates the Islamic Declaration written by Izetbegovic, which is said to depict his aim to establish theocracy which states that no Islamic state can coexist with non-Islamic systems.