BalkanThemes Volume 1: Issue 2 – Roma

November 3rd, 2014

Roma family stands behind a broken window of their house where they were attacked by the local population in Osenik, which is located 20 km west of Sarajevo (Credit: Midhat Poturović)

The second issue of BalkanThemes examines the rights of Roma and other minorities in the countries of former Yugoslavia.

Minorities Roma

Sarajevo Department of History: A Place of Dialogue, Creative Disagreement and Collaborative Learning

The History Department of the Philosophy Faculty at the University of Sarajevo is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

May 29th, 2025

Meldin Kešetović

Kruščica’s Bridge of Brave Women

Courageous, brave, and determined are just some of the words that can be used to describe the residents of the village of Kruščica, in the central Bosnian municipality of Vitez. These brave women halted the construction of a mini hydroelectric plant on the Kruščica River to conserve nature, protect clean drinking water, and preserve the environment.

March 10th, 2025

Amir Barleci