I knew adding Bosnia in my blog’s name would come in handy some day. Today I read this press release from the Congress of North American Bosniaks condemning a recently adopted law by “republika srpska” which forbids the use of the prefix Bosanski in town names like Bosanski Brod. The reason the prefix is there in the first place is because there is a Slavnoski Brod in Croatia, just across the river Sava between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia.
During the war, the town’s name was changed to Srpski Brod – it was during the period when everything and anyting was dubbed Serbian. Afterwards the change was ruled unconstitutional, but now we’re at it again. This law provides for monetary fines in the amount of KM 1,500 to KM 20,000 (approx. € 760 – € 10,225) for those who use the “unsuitable” town name in official correspondence.
For years the authorities in “republika srpska” have been openly working for an absolute eradication of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Forbidding the proper use of town names is just one little step toward that goal.
So in return I have decided to call every town and city in Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnian. As I am Bosnian – born in the very town where the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina was founded in 1943. And this blog is very much Bosnian and this blog post even more so.
They committed genocide against us, but they missed me. They missed many others like me. And as long as any of our blood line is alive, Bosnia-Herzegovina cannot die.
8 responses so far ↓
Zeljko Bilandzic // 14. April 2009 at 01:38 |
Hi,
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Amila Bosnae // 14. April 2009 at 07:30 |
Very nice Emina
Daniel (Srebrenica Genocide Blog) // 15. April 2009 at 04:18 |
The official web site of the Bosniak Advisory Council for Bosnia-Herzegovina is: http://www.baacbh.org
I would also like to turn the attention of people who read this about the 16 anniversary of the massacre of children in Srebrenica.
The massacre of children was perpetrated by Serb terrorists from militarized villages around Srebrenica.
On April 12th, 1993 they killed 74 Bosniak children and wounded more than 150. And this was well before the 1995 Srebrenica genocide…
DO NOT FORGET.
Daniel (Srebrenica Genocide Blog) // 15. April 2009 at 04:18 |
PS: Correction, it’s Bosniak American Advisory Council for Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Owen // 17. April 2009 at 23:09 |
It’s a constant process of sussing-out just how far RS can get away with subverting the limited constraints imposed by Dayton. Unless the Office of the High Representative decides to stamp down firmly on this sort of thing, it all helps to give Dodik the confidence he already seems to have plenty of.
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enis // 4. October 2009 at 13:27 |
very nice. nikada ne zaboraviti, i ne halaliti. sellam