The Serbs living in Bosnia opposed to this began a civil war. The Serbs sought to remove all non-Serbs from the Bosnian territory that they claimed. During the war, many local industries were destroyed, resulting in thousands of unemployed Bosnian. Bosnian Muslims in the rural areas are patrilocal, which means that they live near the husband's family. They live in traditional, extended farm households, called zadrugas .
All members contribute to the household's economic well-being.
Traditionally, the bulk of the heavy agricultural labor and livestock care belonged to the males. However, the civil war has severely disrupted both living and working situations for most Bosnian. Some Islamic traits have persisted longer in Bosnia-Hercegovina than in Anatolia where they originated. Thus, Bosnian Muslim women wore veils until this practice was banned in 1950. The traditional Bosnian men still wear the fez , a cone-shaped hat.