Tag: genocide
My Reflections on Srebrenica
20 years ago, 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were massacred by Serb forces in the worst genocidal event since 1945. In 1945, Serb forces massacred Croatian soldiers that included my grandfather, leaving my mother an orphaned refugee before she even left her mother’s womb. Growing up “Yugoslavian,” it was very clear how the maternal elders […]
In the Land of Blood and Honey
2 years ago, a very important film was gifted to the world. It’s called In the Land of Blood and Honey, written and directed by Angelina Jolie. I was not blogging at the time; but I was so moved by this film; I wrote a review of it on my Facebook page. I’m re-printing it […]