Bosniaks of Slovenia

[1] During the First World War, a Bosniak regiment made up primarily of Bosnian Muslims was sent to fight on the Italian front.

[2] Many Bosniaks have emigrated to Slovenia from their native Bosnia since the 1960s, primarily due to economic factors and chances for better employment.

At the time, it was noted that most of the general Slovenian population looked down on their neighbors from other Yugoslav republics, but among others, Bosniaks and Serbs were the most disliked and unwelcomed.

[1] This mindset would continue well after the break-up of Yugoslavia, as Slovenia was the only member-country of the EU to oppose Croatia's EU bid,[3] despite Croats and Slovenes historically sharing more cultural and traditional values than any other southern Slavic nations (such as being the only predominant Catholic nations in the former Yugoslavia).

These groups were often called južnjaki (southerners), ta spodni (those from down there), čefurj, and Švedi (Swedes), all had negative connotations.