Roll out the farrell Aug 29, 2008
war-torn photographer in Triage, a film directed by Bosnian Danis Tanovic. "I lost weight because my role demanded it," Farrell told reporters at a recent press conference in Spain. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Macedonia guerrillas win seats Aug 21, 2008
Gallery (22 pictures): Jul 22 2008: The career of the former Bosnian Serb leader arrested for war crimes after 12 years as a fugitive. Mar 21 2006. (Yahoo News -- Macedonia)
14th Sarajevo Film Festival opens with `Snow' Aug 17, 2008
Aida Begic Bosnian director of the movie "SNIJEG" (SNOW) at the red carpet, during the official ceremony to open the 14th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) in the Bosnia's capital on Friday, Aug 15, 2008 ... Over nine days, the Sarajevo festival _ born in a sandbag-protected basement during the Bosnian war _ will show 174 movies from 40 countries. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
LETTERS: NCT, August 14, 2008 Aug 15, 2008
I found an excellent article written by Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, President of the Fiqh Council of North America, who responds to the question of violence in the Qur'an: "I want to assure you that we Muslims also do not hate non-Muslims, be they Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhist or followers of any religion or no religion. Our religion does not allow killing any innocent person regardless of his or her religion. The life of all human beings is sacrosanct according to the teachings of the... (North County Times)
People: Orlando Bloom, Vanessa Hudgens, Laurent Cantet Aug 14, 2008
The Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom has announced that he is stepping aside from the big productions that made him a star to work on a film about life in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo during the 1992-95 siege. The film is based on the book "Fools Rush In" by the writer and filmmaker Bill Carter who lived in Sarajevo at the height of the siege. (International Herald Tribune)
Papers feast on Labour infighting Jul 31, 2008
And an exclusive picture of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears in the Sun. The bearded disguise has gone and he looks more like his old self. (BBC News -- UK)
SOCCER: From the same streets, taking different routes Jul 30, 2008
From the same streets, taking different routes - International Herald Tribune. Joey Barton, center, during a soccer practice session at the club's training ground on January 25. (International Herald Tribune)
Vengeance: Calculating the economics of an eye for an eye Jul 29, 2008
Danilo Krstanovic/Reuters A woman with photos of the Bosnian Serbs Radovan Karadzic, top, and Ratko Mladic, both charged with war crimes ... Today one can see vengeance on a mass scale embodied in the person of Radovan Karadzic, the former leader of the Bosnian Serbs, who is sitting in a Belgrade jail, charged with war crimes, including overseeing the massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995 at Srebrenica ... At least some of those deaths were claimed by Bosnian Serb officials at the... (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Stodgy Communist youth organ evolves into raucous tabloid Jul 28, 2008
The arrest of the wartime Bosnian Serb leader marked an unlikely yet radical transformation in Serbia. A look at government organized drag racing in Poland's second-largest city. (International Herald Tribune)
PETER LIPPMAN: Karadzic arrest will not solve things Jul 26, 2008
With the formation of the Serb-controlled entity, nearly all Bosnian Croats and Muslims (Bosniaks) were displaced from the 70 percent of Bosnian territory conquered by the Serb extremists. In the process, 100,000 people were killed, and Karadzic's forces established brutal concentration camps and raped thousands of women. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Radovan Karadzic arrest 'like capturing Osama bin Laden' Jul 22, 2008
Some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were executed in and around the town of Srebrenica in 1995, while more than 10,000 others died during the Serb siege of Bosnian capital Sarajevo ... "The timing of the arrest, only days after the commemoration of the massacre of over 7,000 Bosnians committed in Srebrenica, is particularly appropriate, as there is no better tribute to the victims of the war's atrocities than bringing their perpetrators to justice," the White House Press Secretary said. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Ted Galen Carpenter Jul 18, 2008
The Clinton administration similarly invoked the specter of Europe degenerating into chaos to justify meddling in the Bosnian civil war. And the image of Saddam Hussein as rapacious aggressor became the rationale for the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (The American Conservative)
Bruce Lee Fans Call for Museum at Kung Fu Star's Hong Kong Love-Hotel Home Jul 13, 2008
Hong Kong has lagged behind neighboring Guangdong province and the Bosnian city of Mostar in efforts to pay homage to Lee. An HK$800,000 bronze statue of the actor in martial arts pose on Hong Kong's harbor-front is the city's only permanent memorial to Lee. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Creative expression Jul 6, 2008
In addition to cafe fare, she enjoys creating daily specials that often reflect the Golubs' Bosnian culture. "This is the food we eat at home and it's nice to have chance to introduce it here, and if it's not Bosnian, it's some kind of ethnic cuisine to give customers a different experience," explains Oggie. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Back to BosniaA promise not to forget leads local woman to form relief group Jun 26, 2008
Webster became the first American casualty of the Bosnian war ... Now, more than 10 years later, many Bosnian villages remain in bombed or burned-out ruins, and an estimated 3,500 children wander the streets or live in orphanages -- many missing limbs after stepping on land mines ... The local organization is committed to providing Bosnian children with medical and educational assistance and plans to send eight representatives to Bosnia from Friday through July 8. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Bosnian police fear fan violence will follow Euro 2008 Croatia-Turkey quarterfinal Jun 18, 2008
Police in this ethnically divided southern Bosnian town is on "red alert," fearing clashes between Muslim and Croat football fans will follow the European Championship quarterfinal between Croatia and Turkey ... Bosnian Croat and Muslim football fans in Mostar have a long history of fighting, including during the 2006 World Cup ... Muslims traditionally cheer for Turkey while Bosnian Croats regard the national squad of neighboring Croatia as their own. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Now DEMS are all about border security... Jun 18, 2008
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Survivor sues Netherlands over Srebrenica massacre Jun 16, 2008
A Dutch court on Monday began hearing from a survivor of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre who says Dutch troops guarding the Bosnian town as part of a U.N. force allowed Bosnian Serbs to murder his family. It is the first civil action by relatives of Srebrenica victims against the Netherlands over its part in the 1992-95 Bosnian war ... Srebrenica was declared a U.N. safe haven and guarded by a Dutch army unit serving as part of a United Nations force, but it was overrun by Bosnian Serb forces... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
U.S. critics and news executives split over sexism in Clinton coverage Jun 13, 2008
"She got some tough coverage at times, but she brought that on herself, whether it was the Bosnian snipers or not conceding on the night of the final primaries," said Rem Rieder, editor of American Journalism Review. "She had a long track record in public life as a serious person and a tough politician, and she was covered that way.". (International Herald Tribune)
Police arrest 1 of 4 remaining Serb war crimes fugitives, prosecutors say Jun 11, 2008
Zupljanin was a Bosnian Serb police commander during the 1992-95 civil war ... They are Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, and Serb rebel leader in Croatia, Goran Hadzic. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Serbia arrests Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Jun 11, 2008
Serbia arrested wartime Bosnian Serb security chief Stojan Zupljanin on Wednesday and was to send him to the United Nations tribunal in The Hague for trial on war crimes charges ... Also still at large, 13 years after the war ended, are the Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic and Goran Hadzic, a local Croatian Serb leader. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Sergei Semak back in Russia team and likely to be captain at Euro 2008 Jun 8, 2008
But his time in Paris came amid a form slump for PSG that saw Bosnian coach Vahid Halilhodzic fired soon after Semak's arrival. Even though he missed his old Moscow club's moment of glory, Semak has no regrets. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Bosnian Festival includes traditional dance Jun 7, 2008
WATERLOO --- Young men and women in traditional Bosnian dance costumes mingled among the guests on the upper level of the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center ... Dancers with Tono Hrovat had traveled from Bosnia and Herzegovina to partake in the first Waterloo Bosnian Festival ... Rizvic said she had wanted to organize this kind of festival since Waterloo hosted the Eighth Annual Krajiski Teferic Bosnian Celebration in 2005. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
How new media affected Clinton campaign Jun 6, 2008
The Bosnian sniper fire that wasn't (March 2008): On the stump, Clinton frequently mentioned being under fire during a 1996 visit to Bosnia. "I remember landing under sniper fire," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Did sexism doom Hillary? Jun 5, 2008
How about the Bosnian sniper incident. She is nauseating. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Graffiti finds its place in contemporary art May 31, 2008
This was the ruin of the 16th-century Ottoman bridge of Mostar, destroyed by a Croatian tank bombardment in 1993 - since reconstructed in an iconic act of healing after the devastating Bosnian civil war, but then still on the front line of a bitter ethnic divide. For Teurk, and a group of antiwar activists he had linked up with, painting the bridge was a political statement, an affirmation of creative power over vandalism. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Book Review: 'Devil May Care' and 'The Lazarus Project' May 30, 2008
In contrast, the gifted Bosnian writer Aleksandar Hemon has taken the formal structure of humor, the grammar of comedy, the rhythms and beats of a joke, and used them to reveal despair. His new novel, "The Lazarus Project," is a remarkable, and remarkably entertaining, chronicle of loss and hopelessness and cruelty propelled by an eloquent, irritable existential unease. (International Herald Tribune)
Juventus downs Australia's Melbourne Victory 4-1 in friendly May 30, 2008
Regular captain Alessandro Del Piero, first-choice goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Mauro Camoranesi are all on Euro 2008 duty with the Italian national squad, while French striker David Trezeguet, Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved and Bosnian Hasan Salihamidzic were also unavailable for the friendly. Juventus lost the opening match of its Asian tour 2-1 to Hong Kong team South China last week, before losing to China's Shenhua 2-1 and drawing 3-3 with fellow Italian club Parma in a... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Gunman kills six people in Bosnia village May 29, 2008
A Bosnian Croat man shot and killed six of his relatives in a village near the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla on Thursday, gunning down three in their homes and three aboard a bus, police said ... It hosts many thousand Bosnian Muslim refugees from other parts of Bosnia who were displaced in the war. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Police arrests four suspects of a 1992 execution of over 200 civilians May 27, 2008
Authorities say police have arrested four Bosnian Serbs suspected of war crimes committed at the beginning of Bosnia's 1992-95 war, when more than 200 Bosniaks and Croats were executed in one day. A statement from the State Prosecutor's office says Damir Ivankovic, 38; Dusan Jankovic, 58; Zeljko Stojnic, 38; and Zoran Babic, 40, were arrested Tuesday morning in the northern Bosnian town of Prijedor. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Serbia denies genocide as World Court case opens May 26, 2008
Two years ago, the court heard a similar case brought by Bosnia, which relied heavily on the argument that the massacre of 8,000 Muslims by Bosnian Serbs in the U.N. safe zone of Srebrenica amounted to genocide by Serbia ... Bosnian Serbs, backed by Serbia, swept swaths of land clean of non-Serbs, culminating in the Srebrenica massacre. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Roger Cohen: It's the networks, stupid May 25, 2008
Her threat to "totally obliterate" Iran, her stomach-turning reference to the June, 1968, assassination of Robert Kennedy as a reason to stay in the race, her Bosnian fabrications, all reflect a view of history as something that's there for political ends rather than as a source of inspiration or reflection. It's history as "Me, me, me." That tends to be blinding. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
SHE SAID SAME THING IN MARCH? May 24, 2008
Hillary's Bizarre RFK Comment - Swampland - TIME. Posted by Karen Tumulty. (The Drudge Report)
* Exploring new beats May 22, 2008
ba), hang out on the shady terraces with grilled meat and local wine, and you start to get a deeper insight into the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian mix of this town, which they never believed could be torn apart by war. The Old Bridge, built by the Turks in the 16th century, was destroyed by shelling in 1993, but has now been meticulously reconstructed with stones from the original quarry. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ex-Bosnia army boss goes on trial May 22, 2008
The former head of the Bosnian Muslim army, Rasim Delic, has gone on trial in The Hague on charges of war crimes ... The alleged crimes include the murder and torture of Bosnian Serbs and Croats and the rape of female prisoners ... Mr Delic is one of two senior Bosnian Muslim leaders to be tried at the UN's war crimes tribunal at The Hague. (Yahoo News -- Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Aide to wanted Mladic is arrested May 22, 2008
A former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to top war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic has been arrested in Bosnia ... He was detained in eastern Bosnia close to the border with Serbia and just a few kilometres from the town of Srebrenica, where up to 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed in July 1995 ... A Bosnian Serb spokeswoman said the arrest came as a result of a joint operation with Serbia. (Yahoo News -- Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mladic aide arrives in The Hague May 22, 2008
A former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to key war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic has been handed over to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Zdravko Tolimir, 58, wanted by the UN tribunal over the Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in 1995, was arrested in eastern Bosnia on Thursday ... Gen Mladic, the Bosnian Serbs' former military commander, is also wanted for the massacre and for other war crimes. (Yahoo News -- Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Bosnia war dead 'under 100,000' May 22, 2008
A new independent study has concluded that at least 97,207 people were killed in the Bosnian war in the 1990s - fewer than was previously estimated ... The Center said some 65% of those killed were Bosnian Muslims ... Mirsad Tokaca, who led the Bosnian project, said the figure of 97,207 could rise by a maximum of another 10,000 due to ongoing research. (Yahoo News -- Bosnia and Herzegovina)
UPDATE: Immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history writeLink("vid_id=921&file=iceraidncc051208.flv "); (8173) May 14, 2008
50674 wrote on May 12, 2008 12:01 PM:" Thise who advocate for and those who stand against the means and methods of our Federal government will always remain divided but BOTH sides should take offense at the the METHODS "our" government employs when they engage in these clandestine activitis. Mainly the LIES told to the very people who are PAYING for this. I expect to be honestly informed about their activities and certainly don't expect MY tax dollars being spent to house these ICE raiders at... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Serb voters poised to decide - Europe or isolation? May 11, 2008
The UN war crimes tribunal is still seeking four Serbian fugitives, including Ratko Mladic - the former Bosnian Serb military commander wanted on genocide charges over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys. Kostunica, a brooding constitutional lawyer, who like the Radicals, favours closer ties with Russia, has made the battle to keep Kosovo in Serbia the cornerstone of his re-election bid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
LETTERS: NCT, May 9, 2008 May 10, 2008
He didn't ask Congress for permission to war on Bosnian Serbs, etc. etc. (North County Times)
Battle for votes in Serb elections May 9, 2008
"I expect to begin negotiations with Kostunica on a new coalition as early as May 12 and to form a government in the shortest possible period. "The most important thing for me is that the SRS and DSS form a government and put into effect a programme which has already become our joint ideology," Nikolic said. Vojislav Seselj, the founding leader of the SRS, is currently being tried at the United Nations war crimes tribunal for war crimes committed by his SRS volunteers in a bid to create a... (Aljazeera.Net)
Clinton-picked horse dies at Derby! May 5, 2008
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)
Miller St. building to become monastery May 5, 2008
Last year, the Bosnian community that came to Utica in the 1990s established a mosque at Mary and Albany streets. The Bosnian Islamic Association of Utica plans to buy a former Methodist Church on Court Street and convert it into a mosque. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
'Grand Theft Auto' will blow you away May 2, 2008
Niko Bellic, a merchant mariner and Serbian vet of the Bosnian civil war, arrives in Liberty City aboard a freighter ship. His cousin Roman has invited him to share in his piece of the American dream; unfortunately Roman is living in a hovel and deep in debt to his Russian boss. (MSNBC -- Technology)
The best of the Grand Theft franchise May 2, 2008
It does have an intriguing central character, a veteran of the Bosnian war who immigrates straight into the underbelly of a large American city, but so far it is shaping up to simply be the best of the recent Grand Theft Auto games. That is no small achievement, however: For this seminal series' ardent fan base, it will be more than enough to justify a long vacation in Liberty City. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The moral lesson that drives GTA IV May 2, 2008
Other people will play and read this instalment of GTA differently, but for me the central theme whether in the story of Niko Bellic, the game's central character and a former combatant in the Bosnian war, or a random stand-up comedy routine by a digitized Ricky Gervais is the widespread effect of war. State-sponsored violence takes a beating in Grand Theft Auto IV.. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Shoddy! Tawdry! A televised train wreck! Apr 20, 2008
" - The Philadelphia Daily News Today in Opinion And those were the polite ones. Let's not even go to the blogosphere. Of course, Obama fans were angry because of the barrage of McCarthyesque guilt-by-association charges against their candidate, portraying him as a fellow traveler of bomb-throwing, America-hating, flag-denigrating terrorists. The debate's co-moderator, George Stephanopoulos, second to no journalist in his firsthand knowledge of the Clinton White House, could have easily... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Obama Is No King Apr 8, 2008
Hillary Clinton's Bosnian misadventure should disqualify her from the presidency, but the airport landing is the least of it. Christopher Hitchensposted March 31, 2008. (Slate)
A former Marine with misgivings about Bush and the bloodshed in Iraq Apr 6, 2008
girard74 wrote on Apr 4, 2008 10:58 AM:" Leonard wrote, 'As a Christian, I should no more have to apologize for the fact that Christian Serbs raped thousands of Bosnian Moslem women and girls than an innocent moslem should have to apologize for Al Queda.' If someone, in the 'name' of Christianity, perpetrates murder, genocide, and any other crime - as a Christian I would be standing on top of my home screaming that 1. I DON'T believe in what they are doing; and 2. This is NOT what Christianity... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Abigail Breslin of 'Little Miss Sunshine' should run for president Apr 4, 2008
Let's face it, no one wants another six months of Bosnian runways, misspoken pastors, and Sunni-Shiite mix-ups. What America needs is a candidate with no baggage. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Kosovo leader cleared after troubled trial Apr 4, 2008
The two men, wartime Bosnian Serb leaders, remain fugitives almost 10 years after the war ended. After Mr Haradinaj surrendered to the court, in 2005, he was allowed to return to Kosovo to await his trial. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
What Would Bismarck Do? Apr 1, 2008
But I think Serbia s desire to survive, Russia s relative fragility, and a worldwide recognition that American power is waning, point to an alternative to the 1914 model: the Bosnian annexation crisis of 1908 ... But in 1914, one of the principal reasons Russia went to war was the memory of her humiliation in the Bosnian annexation crisis. (The American Conservative)
Clintons Fund-Raising Appeal: We Arent Going to Step Aside Mar 29, 2008
The only reason for Senator Clinton to persevere is to continue to entertain us with nuggets like the Bosnian Sniper story. If you enjoy such political theater, please contribute to her campaign. (New York Times)
Roger Cohen: Imaginary snipers, real challenges Mar 27, 2008
Here's some news for Hillary Clinton: The Bosnian war was over in 1996 ... Only after the mass murder of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica, three years after the initial Serbian genocide of 1992 against that population (and one year after a genocide on his watch in Rwanda), did the gelatinous Clinton develop some backbone ... So, yes, the war was well and truly over when Hillary Clinton arrived in the northeastern Bosnian town of Tuzla on March 25, 1996. (International Herald Tribune)
CultureFest '08 celebrates Cedar Valley's diversity (1) Mar 23, 2008
The "Kud Kolo" Bosnian dance troupe performs to a full house in the Schoitz Room of Waterloo Center for the Arts as part of CultureFest activities this week. RICK CHASE/Courier Staff Photographer ~ADVERTISING~ Saturday, March 8, 2008 8:31 AM CST CultureFest '08 celebrates Cedar Valley's diversity By AMIE STEFFEN, Courier Staff Writer WATERLOO Several dozen parents weaved through the crowd to see their children s artwork on display, but art instructor Darlene Asmus really had her work cut out for... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Bosnia police arrest 5 terrorism suspects in raid Mar 22, 2008
The Bosnian police have arrested five people suspected of terrorism, and seized anti-tank mines, laser sights, maps and manuals describing how to build bombs, officials said Friday ... The police did not identify those arrested by name, but said they were suspected of "having prepared a terrorism act as an organized group." Local media reports said they were members of a radical Muslim movement and were Bosnian citizens ... The Bosnian government formed an anti-terrorism unit after the attacks... (International Herald Tribune)
Will the bear please rise Mar 19, 2008
They fled the high Bosnian mountains in the 1990s, frightened away by the explosions and violence of war. Many headed north, toward Slovenia, but some went south. (International Herald Tribune)
Tributes pour in for director Minghella Mar 19, 2008
He returned to his British roots with 2006's 'Breaking and Entering', starring Law as a London architect who has an affair with a Bosnian woman. He also directed opera, was chairman of the British Film Institute and was made a CBE (commander of the British empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001. (iAfrica.com)
Serbs see new 'war crimes' tape Mar 16, 2008
The footage shows a Bosnian Muslim commander, Atif Dudakovic, apparently ordering the burning of a Serb village ... It allegedly showed Croat paramilitaries and Bosnian soldiers harassing and attacking convoys of Serb refugees and shooting one of them who had his hands raised in the air. (Yahoo News -- Serbia & Montenegro)
Photographs unravel Turkey's ethnic tapestry Mar 15, 2008
But it forced families from different backgrounds, who spoke different languages, such as Armenian, Kurdish, Greek, Georgian, Macedonian, Bosnian, to hide their identities. Family histories, such as the crushing events of Turkey's genocide against Armenians in 1915, were never spoken of, and children grew up not knowing their own past or identity. (International Herald Tribune)
Dick Haws: Racist and sexist? Not really Mar 9, 2008
I've known of Bosnian Muslims who were white like Mitt Romney and dressed like Paris Hilton, and I've seen Muslim women who were Asian and so wrapped up only their eyes showed. "Muslim" is a word that describes a religion, not a race or dress. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Serbian govt collapses over Kosovo Mar 9, 2008
SUBSCRIBE NOW A daily digest of news and talking points. Our daily business newsletter. (iAfrica.com)
A quiet riot Mar 7, 2008
"Recorded in Catania, "Eva Contro Eva" ("Eve Against Eve") includes guest shots from Angelique Kidjo and Bosnian composer Goran Bregovic and a nod to a musical idol Balistreri. Except for the tragic death of the original bassist, the lineup of Consoli's backing quintet has been stable since they began as blues-rockers Moon Dog Party more than a decade ago. For Sunday's concert at the MFA, Consoli's area debut, they'll perform with many of the acoustic Sicilian instruments played on the album,... (Boston Globe)
Arts and Entertainment Feb 26, 2008
Bosnian scholar and filmmaker Lejla Panjeta visited campus this week as part of a new exchange program between UM-St ... Panjeta and fellow Bosnian filmmaker Almir Sahinovic discussed one of their films and Panjeta spoke about filmmaking and the culture o 00004000 f Bosnia in a two-day event. (The Current Online, MO)
