by Qaisra Shahraz | Mar 2, 2016 | #WeStandTogether, Blog, Events & News, News, News, Previous events
Date: 03 March 2016 Time: 9AM to 12:30PM Venue: KD Grammar School for Boys Hartley Hall Alexandra Road South Manchester M16 8NH Looking forward to talk about books, my love of literature & my writing life. I hope to inspire young students...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 25, 2016 | #WeStandTogether, Blog, Events & News, Srebenica Memorial, Tours, Travels
Sarajevo – Talk by our host, Resad Trbonja and Shopping tour of the city First thing in the morning we had a talk by our host Resad. He shared his poignant world with us living through the war in his youth. We found it listening to him fascinating and humbling....
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 25, 2016 | #WeStandTogether, Blog, Events & News, Previous events, Srebenica Memorial, Tours, Travels
Visit to Potocari Memorial Centre This is the day I was especially looking forward to, time to visit and pay our respect to the victims of the Bosnian genocide where over 8000 men and young boys were massacred over three days in and around Srebrenica. On the way we...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 25, 2016 | #WeStandTogether, Blog, Events & News, Previous events, Travels
Introduction On 11 July, in 1995, Bosnian Serb forces, led by General Ratko Mladić, systematically massacred 8,372 men and boys. It was the greatest atrocity on European soil since the Second World War. These individuals are more than just a statistic; they were the...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 25, 2016 | #WeStandTogether, Blog, Books, Events & News, Previous events, Srebenica Memorial, Tours, Travels, Typhoon
Medica Zenica On the second day we had the privilege of visiting Medica Zenica, a women therapy center for survivors of war and rape victims and meeting the wonderful Director, Dr. Sabiha Husić who manages this very special place. The NGOs we met with are very...
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