Bushnak
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bushnak (Template:Langx, meaning "Bosnian", also transliterated Bushnaq, Boshnak, Bouchenak and Bouchnak) is a surname common among Levantines and Saudis (Arabic-speakers) of Bosnian Muslim origin.[1][2] Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Bosnian Muslims, apprehensive of living under Christian rule after the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, immigrated to Ottoman Syria.
While not originally from one family, most Bosnian Muslims who immigrated to the Levant adopted Bushnak as a common surname, attesting to their origins.[1]
History
Some Bosnian movement to Palestine occurred when Bosnian Muslim soldiers were brought to Palestine in the late 1800s to provide reinforcements for the Ottoman army.[1]
More substantial movement occurred after 1878, when the Austro-Hungarian empire, ruled by the House of Habsburg, occupied Bosnia. Bosnian Muslim emigration continued through this period, escalating after the Austro-Hungarian's 1908 annexation of Bosnia. Many immigrated to parts of what is now modern Turkey, while a smaller number settled in Ottoman Syria (modern Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan).
Bosnian immigrants settled predominantly in villages in the parts of the present day West Bank and Israel: Caesarea, Yanun, Nablus and Tulkarem. Their descendants still live in these villages, their Bosnian heritage reflected in the Arab surname of Bushnak.[1][2]
Notable people bearing the surname
Bushnag
- Mohammed Bushnag, Saudi Deputy Minister for the Tourism Human Capital at the Saudi Ministry of Tourism.
Bushnak
- Ramez Bushnak (1976–2000), an Israeli Arab civilian shot dead by Israeli police during the Second Intifada
Bushnaq
- Ali Bushnaq, Palestinian Mount Everest climber
- Alia Bushnaq (born 2000), Jordanian athlete
- Suzan Bushnaq (born 1963), Kuwaiti painter, daughter of Mohammed Bushnaq
- Suad Bushnaq (born 1982), Jordanian-Canadian film composer
- Mohammed Bushnaq (1934–2017), Palestinian artist (painter and sculptor)
Bouchnak
- Lotfi Bouchnak (born 1952), Tunisian singer
- Hamid Bouchnak (born 1969), Moroccan raï singer
Boushnak
- Laura Boushnak (born 1976), Kuwaiti-born Palestinian photographer
See also
Notes and references
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- Bosniak diaspora
- European diaspora in the Middle East
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- European diaspora in Lebanon
- European diaspora in Palestine
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