European Rails of Peace Project Remark: The deadline for this year has passed. If you are interested or know those who do, please pass on this information. According to first and second years, the deadline should be sometime in June. Prize: Students from Balkan Communities Win a Month’s InterRail Pass to Explore Europe. Mission: The [...]
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Heiress of Franz Ferdinand Demands Back a Czech Castle
Do you remember the man whose death triggered the Great War in Europe (1914-1918)? Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Hapsburg throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, along with his pregnant wife Sophie was assassinated by a young Bosnian-Serb, Gavrilo Princip, in Sarajevo in June, 1914. [More ] By the time the war was over; millions [...]
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There goes the Bosniaks’ hope for justice and the possibility of getting billions dollars for the damaged done in Bosnia if the guilty verdict were handed down. Key to the court’s findings was its conclusion that no one in Serbia, or any official organ of the state, could be shown to have had the deliberate [...]
Read the rest of this entry »NATO Troops Searched Home of Karadzic’s Son and Daughter
NATO troops entered Karadzic’s children’s home in Pale, a city very close to Sarajevo. Karadzic’s son and daughter are now being held for questioning while their homes are searched for clues as to the whereabouts of their father, who has been on the run for 11 years. [Link]
Read the rest of this entry »Utah Shooting Spree Update
It’s interesting to read so many different view points. Read Pouf!…He’s A Terrorist! There could be a number of reasons why this person did what he did. Yet, simply because he is a Muslim, pouf!…he becomes a terrorist. Why did no one call Eric Harris and Dylan Kolbe, the Columbine High School shooters, terrorists? Why [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Srebrenica Survivor Gunned Down Utah Mall, Killing 5
According to The Seattle Times: A man with a shotgun entered a shopping mall and began randomly shooting Monday night, killing five people and injuring many others before he was killed, police said. The shooter was identified as a Srebrenica survivor, who was about 4 or 5 years old when it happened. When the Bosnian [...]
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Slovenia will hold its first Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2008. On January 1st, the country celebrated the New Year with brand-new EURO. It’s really impressive considering the status of other former Yugoslavia Republics. Croatia is inching closer to gaining an EU membership. Predictions of when vary from [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bosnia’s three new presidents
Yup, you saw it right. Bosnia will have three brand new presidents. This three-member-rotating presidency was created by Dayton Accords after the war in Bosnia. The three-president sytem reflects Bosnia’s division into three parts: Republic of Serbia (Serbs) and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (Bosniaks and Croats). Residents of Republic of Serbia can only vote for [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Largest Bosniak population in the US, St. Louis , MO
Added: CNN says the darnest thing! As of October 30th, 2006, St. Louis is the most dangerous city in USA. St. Louis was the town marking the beginning of Lewis and Clark’s discovery, an expedition which led to the US’s expansion westward, forever changing American history. This courageous and adventurous spirit also served as the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Runaway Gere
Having played in the movie “Runaway Bride” with Julia Roberts, who is the runaway bride, Richard Gere found himself a runaway actor from Sarajevo while filming for the next movie “Spring Break in Bosnia.” The movie is about two reporters trying to catch Radovan Karadzic, former president of Republic of Serbia and a war crime [...]
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