Mustafa Kamarić – “Gajretov pitomac”
Mustafa Kamarić – “A student of Gajret”

Summary/Abstract: The establishment of the Sarajevo Gajret in 1903 marked a monumental event in the history of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Bosniaks and the beginning of their cultural and educational transformation. Equally important for the Bosniak community in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the founding of the “Belgrade Gajret.” Thanks to the Sarajevo Gajret, a path was cleared for the education of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Bosniaks, enabling thousands to be educated in various secondary, vocational, and higher education institutions, as well as in modern trades under challenging conditions. The “Belgrade Gajret,” in turn, continued the cultural and educational mission of the Sarajevo Gajret, allowing many young people, especially women, to pursue and complete their university studies. This was particularly true after 1932 when the Gajret Student Dormitory was built in Belgrade, through which several hundred students, mostly Bosniaks, passed. Many prominent Bosniaks from cultural, political, scientific, and literary life studied at various faculties in Belgrade and resided in the Gajret Student Dormitory. Notable names include Meša Selimović, Ćamil Sijarić, Midhat Šamić, Midhat Begić, Mehmed Begović, Rifat Burdžović Tršo, Džemal Bijedić, Hasan Brkić, Hamdija Ćemerlić, and many others. Among the students of the Belgrade Gajret was Osman Đikić, as well as Mustafa Kamarić, the subject of this paper.

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