Combatting Hate Speech in Bosnia and Herzegovina

March 16th, 2016

This special report explores the prevalence of hate speech in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Balkan Diskurs has pulled together a collection of articles from its team of youth correspondents, providing valuable insights into the fight against online and offline hate speech across the country.

Hate Speech

Sevdah: The Perfect Marriage of Preservation and Innovation

Sevdalinka (also known as sevdah) is the folk musical expression of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The word sevdalinka comes from the Arabic word sawda which means ‘black bile’ – one of the four bodily ‘humors’, which was believed to determine the melancholic state.

March 29th, 2024

Bojana Radić

Long Journey Home: The Story of Fata Orlovic

After the horror of war and genocide in Bosnia, a widowed wife returned to her home in Konjevic Polje with her seven kids only to learn that a church had been built in her front yard. Her battle to have the church removed from her property is still ongoing more than 20 years later.

February 21st, 2018

Amela Orlović