Bosnian Medieval Tombstones of Pride and Defiance
Thousands of documents, photographs, manuscripts and books, which testify to the centuries-old existence of Bosnian-Herzegovinian medieval tombstones (stećak), are part of the cultural wealth preserved by the ‘Stećak’ Foundation. Although its founder Senad Šabović has been dealing with Bosnian tombstones, as a national treasure of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for ten years, the Foundation started working …
Robert Dacešin: Award-Winning Promoter of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The short video entitled “Why Bosnia and Herzegovina Can Be the Number One Tourist Destination in the World,” created by Robert Dacešin, won the award for the world’s best tourist film which will be presented on November 24th in Valencia by the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT). This is just one of the …
The Mostar Association Rezon: A Platform which Values the Artists
For the last 11 years, a team of seven young people from the association Rezon have been creating an urban platform to strengthen the art scene in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The platform provides space for the education and affirmation of artists and young people, as well as for the greater involvement of women and …
Giving Children Strength to Continue their Fight against Cancer
Fuad Halilović won the battle against one type of cancer 13 years ago, but he has not forgotten those who still have to fight for their lives – above all, children with cancer, many of whom have lost their hair in the course of long and arduous treatment. Together with his colleagues from the association …
Restoring Dignity to Victims: “850 Women for 850 Women”
Goli Otok, “Barren Island,” is most renowned as a camp for male political prisoners in former Yugoslavia, but little is known about the island’s history as a prison camp for women.
International Documentary Film Festival in Tuzla is Reborn
After 32 years, a historical gem was reborn. The International Documentary Film Festival in Tuzla was restarted this year under its traditional symbolism of the Miner and the color red, which pays tribute to the blood spilled by the working class in the building of the country.