Možda april, možda maj 1979. Otac se vratio sa prvog putovanja na Novi Zeland i donio kaubojsko odijelo meni, a polaroid aparat sebi. Donio je i materi štokakvih sitnica, i pregršt suvenira i razglednica sa nasmiješenim Maorima, ali mene ništa od toga nije zanimalo jer prosto nisam znao čemu bih prije, odijelu ili aparatu. Kameru … Continue reading Polaroid kauboj
Bosnia i Hercegovina
Kliza
Ima pored naše zgrade u 92. ulici škola. Svako jutro kad podjem na posao prodjem kraj školskog dvorišta, stalno punog dječurlije, vriske, igra se košarka na fazon i za raju, sve Jordan do Curryja, po ćoškovima se skupljaju hapci oko bezobraznih videa na nečijem mobitelu, ponekad kakav usamljenik šuta fudbalsku loptu o zid, stariji se prave važni stojeći … Continue reading Kliza
Legendary tale of the real Refik Hodzic
I am not sure it was adventure that drove my ancestors to undertake life-changing journeys. More probably it was poverty and the search for greener pastures that got my grand-grand-grandfather to move from Lika to Cazinska Krajina; his son to Matrici, a village near Kozarac; and my grandfather to Prijedor. There clearly was a pattern … Continue reading Legendary tale of the real Refik Hodzic
Fear not what lies ahead a treacherous road
Torta, Eso Fejzullai
Bilo je to 20. septembra 1983. godine, dan pred moj dvanaesti rođendan. Miholjsko ljeto, duge sjenke se opružile po trotoaru, ideš kući iz škole, nova ”Stripoteka” u torbi (poklon mog jarana Roberta Švrake), poljubio bi debelu Refku Abdulahovu koliko ti je drago što si živ. Uđeš u kuću, nema nikoga, otac odvezao voz u Dobovu … Continue reading Torta, Eso Fejzullai
Omarska: The dark side of the Olympics “Orbit”
On 9 May, a group of survivors came to Omarska, near Prijedor in Bosnia, to lay a wreath for those who perished there in 1992. It was Victory Day a Bosnian holiday to mark the defeat of fascism in the World War II and also, for them, an opportunity to commemorate the victims of numerous … Continue reading Omarska: The dark side of the Olympics “Orbit”
Living the Legacy of Mass Atrocities: Victims’ Perspectives on War Crimes Trials
Abstract This article examines the dominant perceptions of war crimes trials among victims from Prijedor, a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Largely based on interviews with victims who have testified in trials before international, state and district courts, and victims who have never testified, NGO activists working with victims in their communities, and some professionals … Continue reading Living the Legacy of Mass Atrocities: Victims’ Perspectives on War Crimes Trials
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