Sarajevo: Bosnia and Herzegovina

battles of Sarajevo, Bosnia in the 1990s and Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful focusing on life

Bosnian Genocide was a terrible act of murder which started when Muslims and Croats voted for independence in referendum that was boycotted by Serbs In 1992.When the European Union recognized Bosnian’s independence the war broke out and Serb’s occupied the country.

The short story, “IND AFF or Out of Love in Sarajevo,” by Fay Weldon, depicts a young woman vacationing in Sarajevo, the scene of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination by Princip Bridge. The narrator is in the midst of an affair with her married professor, Peter, and over the duration of the trip, she realizes the fragility of her relationship with him. Her realization is played out in conjunction with the historic relevance of Princip’s assassination due to the setting being in Sarajevo. As the narrator notices the parallels between her and Princip’s lives, she ultimately decides to end things with Peter in a moment of self-reflection. Upon this discovery, thematic parallels of love, consequences, and second chances are used to

As the days go on and the war deepens the impact it is making on Sarajevo Kenan begins to realize that the horrendous state Sarajevo is in will never change for the better. When Kenan sees people walk in a direction that may be unsafe he considers warning them but decides not to because, “Telling them there might be a sniper watching the bridge is a little like saying the sun has come up this morning” (113). This displays that the war has been going on for so long that it has just become a part of everyone's lifestyle, and the citizens of Sarajevo have adapted to it, therefore making it normal. Moreover, the men on the hills completely decide Sarajevo’s fate. This is shown when Kenan reflects on why they are firing and concludes that “They’re firing at the ambulances to tell him, and everyone else, that help will not arrive if they have anything to say about it” (162).

The Bosnian-Herzegovina genocide or “ethnic cleansing” went on from April 1992 to December 1995 around the end of the Second World War. When Bosnia became its own independent nation on April 5th 1922 it wanted to “cleanse” its country of any non Serbian residents. The killing of Bosnian Muslims during this time was stated by international tribunals to be an ethnic cleansing however the events that took place in July 1995 in Srebrenica was so horrific it was deemed a genocide. The United Nations should have intervened a lot sooner than they did and should have sent more than just peace keepers to protect the human beings that were being slaughtered.

During the war, a significant amount of things happen to different groups of families in their homeland. There are soldiers that are fighting for the protection of their families and there are many families that are doing anything in their power to stay safe through the chaos. Yet a number of the individuals involved in the conflict have a tendency to try and escape the madness. In spite of the madness, some children have the advantage to escape yet they are equally impacted with long term trauma by the war as those who did not have the opportunity to depart.

In times of conflict, the possession of power and control is often heavily influenced by the infliction of fear upon a subordinate group. In Steven Galloway’s The Cellist of Sarajevo, this ideology enters a fictional world, where the Serbs ruthlessly terrorize Sarajevo from the hills in an attempt to capture the city during the Yugoslav war. Through the experiences of the three main characters and other citizens of Sarajevo within the novel, it becomes apparent to the reader that terror and manipulation have become the tools of choice used to gain power and ultimate supremacy. Within Galloway’s work, Arrow, Dragan, and Kenan experience a loss of control through the powerful influence of fear by the invading forces.

The phrase became traditional in the follow-up of Serbian assaults on ethnic Bosnians during the Bosnian War. The crusade of the Bosnian War in 1992 lead the bigotry to a global dispute, as the Croats enforced ethnic cleansing protocols against the Muslim Bosnians. A number of genocides in 1994 and 1995 supported the continued entanglement of NATO air strikes in both applying a no fly zone and establishing the Serbian air force. United Nations arbitrators on the ground missed the opportunity to fix up the situation earlier. A heavy occupation force enforcing the end of the conflict brought 60,000 troops to the area. These crisis represents a criterion within the discussion about military force to avert a massive ethnic cleansing.

This story is told through a first person perspective as each refugee has their own secrets to keep while seeking a new life. This was a highly effective choice as it enabled the reader to “be in their shoes” and witness the brutal journey these refugees have faced. In order to show us the severity of the journey, imagery is needed since it helps the audience picture the situation as most of us cannot imagine what life at this time was. When Joana arrived at the port, as “animals roamed helplessly in the streets and people screamed out for food and lost family members” (152). This description shows how this war has torn apart everyone physically and emotionally as complete chaos unfolds. It is also an appeal to pathos as her audience would feel devastated by having to witness such a scene. This is because nobody should have no food to eat or not know whether they were safe. As a result, the description of the port upon Joana’s arrival proves that even after their journey was completed, the fight for survival was not over. Instead, it was just beginning as everyone fought for a boarding pass that one hoped would allow them to

The siege of Sarajevo changes the perspective of Arrow, allowing the reader to emphasize by Arrow changing her identity to cope with herself. Arrow changing her name is how she survives, changing the perspective of herself to what she now is ‘I am Arrow because I hate them; the women you knew hated nobody’. The reader comprehends that the war has changed her personality, has taken everything she once knew and loved away from her, allowing the feeling of empathy.

The population of Kosovo is approximately 1,895,250. The most populated area is their capital Pristina. It has the population of about 400,000 people which is way more than any other city. The capital is the most populated area in Kosovo because it is easy to get things distributed to other places. The population is diverse as it includes ethnic backgrounds of the Albanians, Serbs, Bosnians and Gorani. There are not many immigrants, but there are some.

They occur and we neglect to notice the unearned inequity. Even though genocide is difficult encounter as actuality it is. The Bosnian genocide was a heartbreaking event that caused misery and loss of lives to 100,000 with 80,000 being of the Bosnian culture (Bosnia-Herzegovina). March 1, 1992-December 14, 1995 35 dreadful months for the Bosnians. If you think of all the terrifying things done to them they would sometimes rather be dead than alive. Could imagine being in so much agony you would wish you were dead. The perpetrators, the Serbians were making an effort to exterminate the Bosnians. They were stopped by the Bosnians who fought for their lives. This would be recognized as genocide because it shares several characteristics with

A genocide is a intended killing upon a large group of people, especially upon a certain ethnic group. The genocide in Bosnia, also known as The Bosnian War started in 1992 after Bosnian government declared independence from Yugoslavia. Bosnian Serbs did not like the idea of a free nation with majority of the citizens being Muslim. Serbs killed approximately 100,000 croats and muslims. The Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina is similar to the Holocaust because both involved the murders of certain cultures. This was the largest massacre in Europe since the Holocaust (Bosnia-Herzegovina).

A man of an interesting imagination, Evliya Çelebi was a Turk born in Istanbul in 1611. His travel account is both long and a comprehensive account of the Ottoman Empire at its greatest extent in the seventeenth century . His obsession with detail and unending curiosity led to his through documentation of the sites that we visited during his travels. Unfortunately, beyond the travel accounts written by Çelebi himself, there is not much other documentation about the life of Çelebi. Despite this, his extensive account does shed light on Çelebi’s personality, and possibly the attitude of other Ottoman Turks during this time period. In particular, Çelebi goes into extensive detail of several important cities that he visited. These

The Bosnian War was an international arms conflict that involved 2 main sides, the Republika Srpska, and Herzeg-Bosnia. The Republika Srpska would show very little sympathy towards the Non-Serb population of cities they would occupy. 1995 of the Bosnian War reached its most violent climax, Bosnian Serb Forces in occupied Srebrenica began an ethnic cleansing of the Non-Serb population, and massacred more than 8000 people. Many generals and other people of high class within the Republika Srpska were tried for their actions, but none confessed and denied everything, this is what makes the following person so significant. Dragan Obrenovic, who was the only person who admit guilt for the Genocide and it taking place. The accused, Dragan