At dawn, that July 8th, it was thundering somewhere in the woods loud enough to wake us. That is when I moved to my shelter, next to the freezer, where the thickest wall was. During those few days, we ran so many times towards that thick wall in the house, and while running we used […]
“My brother, Amel Hodžić (left) and me (right) before the war, circa 1991. Maybe the last photo with two of us together.” My name is Džemil and I was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1983. I remember how life was, a simple, worriless and carefree adventure, it was as if nothing really mattered. […]
The story of this watch is very dear to me. This watch belonged to my beloved grandfather, Suljo Salko Jahić. He was not just my grandfather but more like my second father. During the war from 1992 to 1995, we, my mother my little brother and I lived separated from my father for four years. […]
Day 1: Conflict Memory & Education - a 10 day programme of conversations including @PaulJReilly @decenteredmedia @ksadique1 @pv11Panos @Combat_Films @VinceBevan @leicsparta @robtmcneil @srebrenicahasan #ConflictMemory https://t.co/BWFhHI32oF
#OTD in 1993, Srdjan Aleksić intervened when he saw fellow Serbian soldiers beating his Bosniak Muslim neighbour, Alen Glavović. Sadly, because he intervened the soldiers then turned on him, leaving him so badly beaten that he fell into a coma. His heroic act saved Alen’s life.
These words by the young poet Amanda Gorman at the #InaugurationDay are a good reminder to us all. It takes bravery to be the light in the darkest of days.
“For there is always light, If only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it.”