Rediscovering the Umma: Muslims in the Balkans Between Nationalism and TransnationalismIn Rediscovering the Umma, Ina Merdjanova discusses the conditions and role of Islam in relation to post Ottoman nation building, the communist period, and post communist developments in the Balkans, focusing in particular on the remarkable transformations experienced by Muslim communities after the end of the Cold War. Amidst multiple structural and cultural transitions, they sought to renegotiate their place and reclaim their Islamic identities in