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Besieged by an Agenda: The Sarajevo Haggadah

Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey | Posted 04.13.2013 | World
Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey

The trust and hope that I and others deposited with western democracies remains an illusion. Disillusioned with the Dayton Accords and current political delineations, BiH's citizens will have to recapture their own future through a revitalized, open political process.

Museum Closes After 124 Years

AP | AIDA CERKEZ | Posted 12.04.2012 | Arts

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — It survived the breakup of the Austrian empire, two world wars, the longest city siege in modern history and a bl...

From Sarajevo, A Compelling And Spiritual Call For Peace

Katherine Marshall | Posted 11.26.2012 | Religion
Katherine Marshall

Religious conflict dominates the news today but there's an important and very different story of determined work by religious leaders from all over the world for peace and justice.

Bosnians To Bury 520 Srebrenica Genocide Victims

AP | AIDA CERKEZ | Posted 09.09.2012 | World

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The pain that seared Srebrenica 17 years ago burned fresh Wednesday as tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims ca...

Sarajevo, 1992-2012: What Future For A Broken Society?

Stephen Schwartz | Posted 05.30.2012 | Religion
Stephen Schwartz

A society that once stood for peace and mutual respect is, for now, free of ongoing collective violence, but has also been shorn of its legacy of intercommunal cooperation. What progress has been made for the ordinary people of Bosnia-Herzegovina?

LOOK: Bosnia In The 90s

Posted 05.17.2012 | World

On Thursday, a judge at The Hague indefinitely delayed the proceedings in the trial of former Bosnian-Serb general Ratko Mladic, due to 'errors' made ...

Thief Makes Frightening Discovery

AP | Posted 07.11.2012 | World

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Sometimes thieves just get more than they bargained for. Police in Sarajevo say a man found what he thought was an ab...

Bosnia: Shame on Us All

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 07.08.2012 | World
Rebecca Tinsley

On the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war we should feel anger and shame because 'the international order' is still ignoring those warning signs when they occur. We should also acknowledge the human consequences of the West's failure in Bosnia.

God Has Not Forgotten Sarajevo

Tihomir Kukolja | Posted 06.17.2012 | Religion
Tihomir Kukolja

I wonder if Jesus walks the streets of an imprisoned and wounded Sarajevo? I cannot help but love those dedicated volunteers of Adventist Development and Relief Agency. No doubt they are fulfilling Jesus' commission.

Angelina Jolie, Bosnia in Her Heart

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 04.22.2012 | Home
Bernard-Henri Lévy

Angelina Jolie goes behind the camera -- and what happens? She shoots a film d'auteur, with unknown Bosnian actors and the film is set in this blind spot of 20th century history, in this moment of utter sorrow, indignity and shame for the nations that let it happen: the Bosnian war.

PHOTOS: Beautiful Crumbling Cities Of The World

Black Tomato | Posted 02.07.2012 | Travel
Black Tomato

There is a certain wisp of aesthetic beauty in abandonment. Dilapidated cities are like artistically abstracted urban zones, defined by crumbling walls, elegantly decrepit doors and defaced buildings.

Bosnia: What Does Republika Srpska Want? (AUDIO)

Kimberly Abbott | Posted 12.28.2011 | World
Kimberly Abbott

Post-war economic growth and reconstruction in Republika Srpska and the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina mask a reality of lingering wartime trauma, which runs deep in the social psyches of both populations.

Man Opens Fire In Front Of U.S. Embassy In Sarajevo

AP | Posted 12.28.2011 | World

By SABINA NIKSIC, The Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- A man opened fire with an automatic weapon Friday in what authorities called...

'Women, War & Peace' is a Must-See Series

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 12.13.2011 | Women
Barbara Probst Solomon

This groundbreaking series must be seen.

Associated Press: America Is Dead -- Funeral Plans Under Debate

Mark Steinberg | Posted 10.08.2011 | Comedy
Mark Steinberg

It was announced today that the United States of America, also known as the U.S., U.S.A. and the U.S. of A., died during the last week of August 2011 ...

Mongol Rally: A Defense of Backroads

Grif Peterson | Posted 09.30.2011 | Travel
Grif Peterson

Driving from Split to Mostar by car, we were able to witness the tops of Catholic churches transition slowly to the tips of minarets.

Self-Criticism: A New Habit of Mind

Carla Seaquist | Posted 09.25.2011 | Politics
Carla Seaquist

Once again we do the rigid Kabuki dance, leading once again to political stalemate -- this time over raising the federal debt ceiling. Even with the ...

Politics and Justice: The Outrageous Case of Jovan Divjak

Diana Jenkins | Posted 09.25.2011 | World
Diana Jenkins

It is time for Jovan Divjak to come home. For five long months, this hero and humanitarian has been unable to leave Vienna and return home to Sarajevo while Austrian courts sort out bogus Serbian accusations against him.

Atomic Art: Nuclear Bunker Turned Into Gallery

Posted 08.21.2011 | Arts

Located about 40 miles south of Sarajevo, a bunker that was built during the Cold War to protect the then president of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, ha...

Is Life in America More Insane Than a War Zone?

Kelly Moore | Posted 08.09.2011 | World
Kelly Moore

Indeed, war is a great equalizer. You all suffer (more or less) equally and there is nothing quite like the camaraderie inherent in suffering.

The Deed Is Done

Kelly Moore | Posted 07.26.2011 | World
Kelly Moore

I suppose I should be jumping for joy now that Mladic is in custody, but it's not that simple. His crimes are not a footnote in the history books for me. They are etched in the fabric of my soul and those of many of my friends.

Libyan Slaughter Cannot Go Unanswered

Diana Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Diana Jenkins

The International Criminal Court's commitment to investigate crimes against humanity in Libya is sending a strong message that the world's most powerf...

Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature: Aggie Zivaljevic's 'Where Is My Boy?'

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Narrative Magazine: In spring 1992, in response to Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav National Army be...

Astoria Characters: The Super-Human Handyman

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

Sead Cerovic, aka Cera the Bull, is a big guy. His 6-foot-2 frame stands on 240 pounds of monumental muscle.

A Miscarriage of British Justice

Amb. Swanee Hunt | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Amb. Swanee Hunt

Since 1995, Ejup Ganic has sought -- first, as a politician, then as an educator -- to return political stability and economic security to Sarajevo. Earlier this month, British authorities arrested him.