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“Your uncle made it back to Sarajevo through the tunnel, which we now call ‘Sarajevo’s Metro’. Most of our food comes through the tunnel, too.” – From my parents’ letter, 1994. “It was a top secret project, and it had … Continue reading “War Tunnel – The Lifeline for City Residents” →
Photos and links to interviews from my recent visit to Sarajevo (October 2019)
It was not meant to be a book, to begin with. It started about ten years ago, when I found a stack of letters my family and friends wrote to me from the besieged Sarajevo in the 1990s. My children … Continue reading “Why I Wrote This Book (And Why You Should Read It)” →
From: The Guardian; by Justin McGuirk The Historical Museum in Sarajevo has seen better days. It may occupy the city’s finest modernist building, but the marble facade remains bullet-raked and the steps are crumbling. It only gets worse inside. In … Continue reading “Welcome to Sarajevo’s Designs for Survival” →
Vildana and Jasmin arrived to America in the spring of 1994, where I met them shortly after, through a mutual friend. They were married in Sarajevo, in September of 1993, in the midst of the siege. Only a couple months … Continue reading “Vildana’s War Diary” →
“Located in the historic old town section of Sarajevo, the Old Clock Tower is not only one of the largest in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it is also believed to be the only clock tower in the world … Continue reading ““Sahat Kula” – Sarajevo Clock Tower” →
Pictures from FB page: “Sarajevo Nekad i Sad”
I have never visited a museum anywhere in the world where visitors, so moved by the displayed exhibits, leave notes on the walls–except in Sarajevo Historical Museum. The above photo captured only a few from many I saw, while visiting … Continue reading “Sarajevo’s Historical Museum” →
Zvekir’s use can be traced centuries back, to the Ottoman rule in Bosnia. Made from metal or brass, in a shape of rosette with an attached metal ring, its purpose was to announce guests’ arrival, but not only those who … Continue reading ““Zvekir” – Door Knocker” →
I arrived in Sarajevo in July of 1996, only a few months after the siege ended. Here are some photos I took around town and travelling through the country. One of the first sights of the destruction was my parents’ … Continue reading “The Aftermath – My Photos of Sarajevo from 1996” →