The 20th-century structure was among the first city symbols to be demolished by Serb forces during the siege of the Bosnian city from 1992 to 1995.
Some analysts see a connection between today's Islamophobia and the toxic Serbian nationalism of the 1990s, which sought to erase the Muslim Bosnian presence in the Balkans.
Many countries have closed mosques to the public, making it impossible for worshippers to hold the traditional congregational prayers that are part of Eid al Fitr celebrations.
Bosnian Muslims living outside the Ottoman Empire financially supported Sultan Abdulhamid II's ambitious Hejaz railway project.
Jasmin Meskovic, who heads the Association of Detainees of Bosnia, was among those arrested, a spokeswoman from the prosecutors' office said.
This is the story of Dervis M Korkut, a scholar who helped save Jewish lives and preserve their heritage in Bosnia.
The EU has described Bosnian refugee camps as a humanitarian disaster where a lack of coordination and potentially illegal action from Croatia has left migrants in the lurch in Bosnia.
Emin Alper directed “A Tale of Three Sisters," a drama about three young girls taken from a poor village in central Anatolia and given to affluent foster families. The movie was one of 53 films competing for the Heart of Sarajevo award.
First as Hajj surrogates and now as refugees - this is the tale of how the presence of Arabs in Bosnia has transformed over the years.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the South East European Countries Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, where stability and security and cooperation among the Balkans were discussed.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is chairing this year's South East European Co-operation Process, bringing together 13 countries including Turkey.
Known as the Pearl of Bosnia, the mosque was demolished by Serbian forces during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, but rebuilt over the last five years with the support of Turkey's General Directorate of Foundations
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