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

Jelena Milušić and Merima Ključo: Balkan Soul Expressed Through Music

While Jelena Milušić caresses the specific counter-alto with her voice, one of the world's most famous accordionists, Merima Ključo, accompanies Jelena on the accordion. They have both chosen music as their vocation and call their collaboration destiny.

March 11th, 2024

Luka Čavar

Feeding the Hungry: Mostar’s Community Kitchens

23 years since the end of the Bosnian war, Mostar is still feeling the effects of poverty. Two service centers, the Red Cross soup kitchen and the Meal Center, have stepped up to provide food and basic necessities for people in need.

January 10th, 2018

Dino Pehlić