Bosniaks

Bosniaks (in Bosnian: Bo?njaci) are a Southeast European ethnic group, descended from South Slavic converts to Islam and non-Slavic Islamic peoples in the Ottoman province of Bosnia. Although it is a point of contention as to their original religion - Bogomilism (Bosnian Church) or Catholicism - the term is currently used for all descendants of Islamic converts. They are named after Bosnia, the largest and most significant historical region of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Religiously speaking, the majority of Bosniaks are Sunni Muslims.

References

• The Peopling of Modern Bosnia-Herzegovina: Y - chromosome Haplogroups in the Three Main Ethnic Groups
• Study done by Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia "A. Buzzati-Traverso", Universita di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Medical School at Split University, Split, Croatia, Medical School at Osijek University, Osijek, Croatia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banjaluka, Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Forensic Laboratory and Research Center, Ministry of the Interior, Ljubljana, Slovenia.