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A woman rests at the memorial cemetery, prior to the funeral, in Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
July 11, 2019, 7:13 pm
Bosnian Muslims mark 1995 Srebrenica massacre with fresh burials
Relatives of over 8,000 men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb troops among attendees of ceremony that sees interment of 33 newly identified victims of the slaughter
By DARKO BANDIC
Professor Gideon Greif. (Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0)
February 9, 2019, 7:52 pm
Israeli Holocaust historian to head new Srebrenica commission
Professor Gideon Greif will lead new probe into 1995 massacre, as a second Israeli academic investigates ‘suffering of Serbs in Sarajevo during the war’
By Agencies and TOI staff
In this photograph taken on September 28, 2018, Bosnian Croat supporters of HDZ, the Croat Democratic Union, the most influential political party among Bosnian Croats, cheer during a pre-election rally in the northwestern Bosnian town of Livno. (AFP Photo/Elvis Barukcic)
October 5, 2018, 3:19 pm
In ethnically split Bosnia, ‘others,’ including Jews, are on the outside
1995 Dayton peace accords stipulate that political power must be shared among self-identified Serbs, Croats and Muslims, ignoring the rest
By Rusmir SMAJILHODZIC
This photograph taken on February 22, 2018, shows visitors to The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo, which has revealed a new space intended for keeping one of museum's most valuable items, the famous Sarajevo Haggadah. (AFP/Elvis Barukcic)
March 6, 2018, 4:36 am
Ancient Haggadah symbolizing fate of Sarajevo Jews finally finds permanent home
Famous 14th-century holy book that survived the inquisition, Holocaust and Serbian shelling in 1990s put on display at Bosnia’s National Museum
By Rusmir SMAJILHODZIC
Residents clean the area in the Freetown Christiania neighborhood of Copenhagen, on September 2, 2016, after two police officers were shot in a drugs raid. (Scanpix Denmark /Uffe Weng /AFP)
September 2, 2016, 10:46 pm
Islamic State says its ‘soldier’ shot cops in Danish drug bust
Mesa Hodzic, who injured 2 officers and civilian in Copenhagen raid, died Friday from gunshot wounds sustained during arrest
By AFP
Robert De Niro arrives for the opening of the Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia, August 12, 2016. (AP)
August 14, 2016, 12:55 am
De Niro compares Trump to ‘Taxi Driver’ madman
Like Travis Bickle, mentally disturbed protagonist of 1976 movie, Republican presidential nominee is ‘totally nuts,’ actor says
By Aida Cerkez
People gather on the main square, during the inauguration ceremony of the Ferhat-Pasha mosque, in Banja Luka, on May 7, 2016 (AFP Photo)
May 7, 2016, 6:29 pm
Bosnia’s Muslims reopen mosque Serbs blew up during the war
Jewish representatives among thousands of ceremony attendees, where leaders welcome renewed efforts for religious coexistence
By AP
Jakob Finci, head of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Jewish community, in his Sarajevo office (Anne Joseph/The Times of Israel)
November 28, 2015, 2:06 am
In post-war Bosnia, Jews celebrate 450 years of survival
Living in a country once marred by sectarian conflict, Jewish leader Jakob Finci says his 1,000-strong community ‘feels safe’ 20 years after the end of the Bosnian War
By Anne Joseph
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