BalkanThemes Volume 1: Issue 3 – LGBT Rights

February 3rd, 2015

The third issue of BalkanThemes explores the work of organizations promoting LGBT-friendly dialogue in the Balkans, the struggle of three LGBT individuals in a conservative society and the state of LGBT rights across the region of the former Yugoslavia.

Albania Croatia Events Film Inequality LGBTQ Macedonia Montenegro NGO Slovenia

Building Peace Through Remembering Victims Beyond Ethnic Lines

Paying respect to victims of war crimes, regardless of ethnicity or nationality, and acknowledging established facts about the conflicts of the 1990s is crucial for building coexistence, tolerance, and peace in the Western Balkans.

September 7th, 2025

Balkan Diskurs

Overcoming Prejudices: Nurturing Diversity through Entertainment and Play

Amra Hrustić-Šabanović, a math teacher in a Sarajevo school, together with her son Husejn, breaks down prejudices about people with Down syndrome on a daily basis, with the message that with a little more empathy and understanding, the world can be a much nicer place. On their Instagram profile down_i_mi, you can find the unconditional support that Husejn and his mom share with the public every day.

December 14th, 2023

Rukajja Ahmić