My story of the 1992-93 Alsace-Sarajevo aid convoy

A Citizens' aid convoy to besieged Sarajevo:A personal account© Yves MesserI (that is the author of this Blog, Yves Messer) was living then in Strasbourg (Alsace, North-East of France), a city famous for its wine and among other things for hosting the European parliament.It was the time when Europe was watching, impotently, the first war …

My Experience Of Citizens’ Aid Convoy To Besieged Sarajevo (1992-3)

A Citizens' aid convoy to besieged Sarajevo:A personal account© Yves MesserI (that is the author of this Blog, Yves Messer) was living then in Strasbourg (Alsace, North-East of France), a city famous for its wine and among other things for hosting the European parliament.It was the time when Europe was watching, impotently, the first war …

Love beyond barriers

Almir Salihovic and his wife Dusica Rendulic from village of Solocusa near Srebrenica. "Dusica, a Serb, and her husband Almir, a Muslim, have beat the odds. Braving ethnic and religious divisions they have built a life together in this ill-fated east Bosnian town. Srebrenica, the site of the worst atrocity in Europe since the World …

Saving the Sarajevo Haggadah: sacred Jewish book survives in Bosnia against all the odds

It's one of the most important books in the world, estimated to be worth between seven million and one billion US dollars. The original is housed in Sarajevo's National Museum which was closed in October 2012 due to economic troubles. Now after surviving 2 wars, both World War II and the Bosnian War, the Haggadah …

"Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings. " Heinrich Heine (1797 – 1856)

Ahmed Ismail Khatib: "The Heart of Jenin" Movie

This is the story of Ahmed Khatib, a Palestinian boy shot by Israeli soldiers. His father decides to donate his son's organs to Israeli children as a gesture of peace. A powerful documentary on Israel's people, who have learned to live with everyday conflict, but have not given up their hope for peace. - Written …

The amazing story of how a school in Syria stays open

Tracey Shelton  GlobalPost IDLIB PROVINCE, Syria — Fatima Harmadi doesn’t seem very different from most children. The 8-year-old with dark curly hair and a sweet smile laughs and jokes with her friends as they begin their walk to school at 7 a.m. in the rain, excited to be returning after two weeks away. “I love …

SYRIA: Trading laughter instead of bullets: Amazing photographs of Syrian soldiers and rebels SHAKING HANDS !

These Syrian enemies are trading handshakes and laughter instead of bullets. Soldiers and rebels in the southern Damascus suburb of Babila have agreed a truce, raising hopes that the bloodshed can be resolved. Despite daily battles in the area for more than a year, the truce in Babila is the latest in a series of …