The Banja Luka Incident
Self proclaimed Četniks, Serb ultranationalists, attacked me in Banja Luka. I got away. I had intervened on behalf of a bystander they had attacked. Read more about this incident here.
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The Man Who Became Sarajevo
80 years ago, a man was killed during the liberation of Sarajevo from Fascism, who would become the embodiment of the city and its inhabitants – and Tito’s most famous partisan who would inspire rock albums and one of the most watched movies of all time.
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Heretical Thoughts on the Srebrenica Resolution
Tempers have cooled down about the Srebrenica Resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in May last year. Time to voice some thoughts that will make no one happy.
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The Permanence of Temporariness
Few institutions tell so much of Bosnia as its Historical Museum. It is a story of neglect, resilience, creativity and Bosnian inat.
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The Truth about Jesus
Religious holidays predictably give rise to theological theories. Amongst Balkan communities there are two rather specific ones: Was Jesus Croat? Or was he a Serb. Balkan Stories has looked into these theories and gives you the truth about Jesus.
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„Bijelo Dugme Got My Mum Arrested“
Vagabondi is one of Albania’s most popular singers today. In order to become an artist he risked his life, and got his family arrested in the process. His story is a throwback to Albania’s dark times – and Yugoslavia’s most popular band.
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It’s not Just a Match. It’s About Burek.
This Friday night’s Nations League match between Bosnia and Montenegro will be about much more than just football (soccer). Mocking a central Bosnian peculiarity, Montenegrin fans provoked and taunted not only Bosnian fans but Bosnians in general. Many Bosnian fans hope this will not be unanswered this time.
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Salman Rushdie u mojim mislima
We all should read Salman Rushdie these days. I am sure, they do so a lot in Bosnia these days. He was one of the few who raised their voices for the people of besieged Sarajevo back then. And in his stories has always warned of the powers that almost destroyed it.
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Beograd, Džordža Vašingtona, June 2022
Serbia’s already radicalized far right seems to be spinning out of control. Graffitis featuring pictures or the name of Ratko Mladić are being sprayed on walls on an unprecedented scale. Most people seem to shrug off this open reverence for the butcher of Srebrenica.
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Thoughts on Dodik-Land
As those who caused the war in Bosnia are celebrating the „Day of Republika Srpska“ or Dan Republike Srpske on January 9th, this seems an appropriate occasion to take a look at what they are doing to the country again today. A short essay on Dodik-Land that hopefully helps explain the situation in Bosnia and Hercegovina.
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Identity Politics A Genocide Later
Many members of Croatia’s Serb minority feel they are put under pressure to deny what they see as their ethnic and religious identity in the country’s current census. A hitherto unkown group appeals for people to declare themselves to be members of a „Croatian-Orthodox Church“. This brings back memories of WW II, when Croatian Fascists slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Serbs in Europe’s probably cruellest genocide to date.
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A Belgradian in Sarajevo
Writer and playwright Filip Grujić from Beograd just spent a month in Sarajevo as part of a residency program for young writers from the Western Balkans region. He tells Balkan Stories how he has experienced his stay in Bosnia’s capital, what Sarajevo, Beograd and his native city Novi Sad have in common – or not – and what real challenges the young generation in former Yugoslavia faces.
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