by Qaisra Shahraz | Sep 25, 2016 | Blog, Events & News, News, Tours, Travels
Looking forward to my writer’s retreat in Peru. Meeting wonderful fellow women writers from America. Weaving words together, energizing creative cells and exploring the Inca...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Mar 20, 2016 | Blog, Events & News, Germany 2016, News, Tours, Travels
I was delighted to attend the Didacta – the wonderful and prestigious German education book fair, very popular with teachers, publishers and parents. Few years ago I visited the fair in Stuttgart. I thoroughly enjoyed my day spent at the book fair and was so...
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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