Merjema Halilović

— Merjema Halilović —

Merjema is a trained Balkan Diskurs correspondent from Visoko. She is a student of International Relations and European Studies at the International Burch University in Sarajevo. Since primary school, she has been involved in activism, working on various projects on peer violence and environmental problems. From 2020 to 2021, she volunteered at the PRONI youth organization. Her interests lie primarily in politics, diplomacy, social activism, and international relations. She loves to travel, meet new people, and learn about different cultures.
The Futility of the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Two ordinary families of different ethnicities from villages near Kiseljak and Visoko were connected during the war—not only by the struggle for survival, great uncertainty, and waiting, but also by a togetherness, and humanity that overcame the futility of the war.