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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Nearly 3,000 people formed a chain around Bosnia's Parliament on Thursday, trapping hundreds of politicians and civil service workers inside in a demonstration of anger over what protesters say is a government...
This is an Islamic pattern from Egypt to Indonesia to Malaysia across the Muslim world ...... "unidentified individuals" desecrated the church, broke windows and painted Allah on the walls. Who could it be?Aren't you glad Clinton sent...
By Jen Alic, a geopolitical analyst, co-founder of ISA Intel (www.isaintel.com) in Sarajevo and the former editor-in-chief of ISN Security Watch in Zurich. Cross posted from OilPrice
As US power plants lose money, a bit of market manipulation goes a...
A Sarajevo-based Boston native writes on Notes from Sarajevo Tumblr blog that “the last few days [since the Boston Marathon bombings] have served as a reminder of Bosnia’s particularly dark brand of humor”:
[...] To be sure, friends...
By Ben Davies of Hinde Capital Cyprus - Oh The Irony!? In history seemingly innocuous events portend more serious outcomes – albeit we recognise them in hind(e)sight. This is the dramatic irony of history. Just as a single shot in Sarajevo, took...
Artist Vedran Misic grew up in Sarajevo -- a rare city where mosques, churches and synagogues were all located within a few hundred feet of each other.
"Their unique styles, beautiful ornamentations and designs fascinated me," he told The...
For my upcoming book about trying to visit Kiva and other microfinance clients in the field, I traveled around the world with side trips on five continents, visiting destinations both frequently touristed (Cusco, Siem Reap, Cebu) and less so...
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Officials in charge of Bosnia's national monuments said Wednesday they rejected an offer by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to exhibit one of Bosnia's most prized relics, a 600-year-old Jewish manuscript...
Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina has seen the last of hundreds of employees of the European Union, United Nations, and other international agencies, including dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that once gathered there. They have left the...
By Jen Alic of Oilprice.com, a geopolitical analyst, co-founder of ISA Intel in Sarajevo, and the former editor-in-chief of ISN Security Watch in Zurich. Cross posted from OilPrice.
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In Sarajevo, Bosnia, where I grew up playing a lot of soccer, the slang word mahalaš refers to a cocky player who much prefers feints to passes; who’d rather nutmeg someone than shoot; who deplores defending. All the lost balls and all...
Guest author David Brauchl is chief communication officer for paid content strategy experts Piano Media. He was a professional news photographer for nearly 20 years, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize three times for his work in...
By Jen Alic, a geopolitical analyst, co-founder of ISA Intel (www.isaintel.com) in Sarajevo and the former editor-in-chief of ISN Security Watch in Zurich. Cross posted from OilPrice
Want to know how dangerous pollutants are to your health? For $12...
A few months back, after a talk I’d given in Warsaw, I was invited to speak in Sarajevo. “There are dozens of entrepreneurs there,” the woman told me as we sipped drinks in the setting sun on a busy street outside a bar, a favorite...
THE BIG PICTURE | Bosnian Muslim women pray in the front of the Begova Mosque during the 27th night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Decree), in downtown Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Sulejman...
Editor’s note: Former MinnPost writer Jay Weiner covered 15 Olympics — every one of them, from the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo to the 2010 Summer Games in Beijing. In this July 30 article from the SportsBusiness Journal, he reflects on...
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
U.N. troops in Sarajevo, 1995.The fierce fighting in Aleppo only underscores the point that neither the regime of Bashar al-Assad nor the opposition fighting for his overthrow is likely to gain a decisive victory anytime...
Angelina Jolie put her horns back on to perform an aerial scene in Buckinghamshire, England today (July 11th) for Maleficent, after attending the Sarajevo Film Festival this weekend. The Disney film takes a page from Wicked‘s story,...
