He worked at the
University of Toronto, the
University of Washington, and
University of Rochester (UofR). He has been associated with the
Croatian Literary Journal. Duraković is one of the co-founders of the Croatian Islamic Centre in Etobicoke, Toronto, the construction of which was finished on June 23, 1973. Its mosque is the oldest in Toronto. The minaret is Ottoman-style and it is the oldest minaret in Ontario. In 1990, Duraković was one of the founders of the
Croatian Muslim Democratic Party, formed in
Zagreb. Dr. Duraković was a retired Colonel in the US Army Reserve. He worked at the VA hospital in
Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Duraković also founded the World Life Institute, an international non-profit humanitarian organization based in Orleans County, New York. In addition, other World Life organizations inspired by Dr. Duraković have been established worldwide. World Life organizations can be found in Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Great Britain and South Africa. == Works ==