01/22/2024
We're incredibly proud to see how this conference has developed over the last 9 years. Congratulations to the organizers of the BiH Diasporic Conference and we look forward to seeing everyone in Boston this year for .
Mark your calendars and get ready to set your sights on Boston!
We’re thrilled to announce BiHDC 2024 is taking place right in the heart of Beantown, May 31st - June 2nd, 2024.
Our theme this year, Pamet u glavu: Knowledge Creation & Cultural Growth, focuses on leveraging community experience for intentional reflection on knowledge creation and cultural growth to inspire meaningful change in communities.
Information regarding tickets sales and hotel bookings coming soon!
07/22/2023
Thank you to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Washington Governor Jay Inslee for recognizing July 11th as a day of mourning and awareness for the Srebrenica Genocide.
07/12/2023
Join us today at 1pm CST for the first installment of We know their names: A virtual Srebrenica Commemoration 2023, where 10 volunteers will read the first 1000 alphabetical names of the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide.
You can use this link to preview when we have our next scheduled streams up: https://airtable.com/shrg0QNOcGf3yH5Cn.
You can also follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com//streams
07/10/2023
July 11 will be recognized as the Srebrenica Day of Remembrance in Washington DC!
I want to thank those who worked hard on this initiative and continue to advocate and lead boldly!
04/14/2023
Join us on Saturday April 15th at 11:55am EST for an educational program about genocide denial. The program will feature genocide survivors & mental health experts. The program will address the importance of combating genocide denial.
To join use this zoom link:
https://broward-edu.zoom.us/j/98230342140
For more information about speakers:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/3238a01a72.html
03/01/2023
We are grateful to Governor JB Pritzker for recognizing March 1st as Bosnian American Day in Illinois.
We want to wish all of our Bosnian followers a Happy Independence Day.
March 1st we celebrate the Independence of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
For the second year in a row now, tomorrow will be recognized as Bosnian American Day in Illinois!
Thank you to Governor JB Pritzker for the recognition.
11/30/2022
Since 2010, the Bosnian American Genocide Institute has organized and participated in over 75 events worldwide, including commemoration events for Srebrenica remembrance, Dan Bijelih Traka, direct action events (March ), coalition building work (OneBiH/JednaBiH), educational conferences (BiH Diasporic Conference), financial sponsorship of the podcast launch for Untold Killing - Season 2, and numerous lectures and museum exhibitions with the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
These events have informed thousands of people about the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina and about our ongoing need to be civically engaged.
As we step into the second decade of our work, we would like to grow our capacity even further to be able to provide more educational content in an effort to fight genocide denial. Your donation today will provide funding for the program costs and digital tools.
Join us today for as a member to help us continue this necessary work.
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Your support enables us to keep doing this work, thank you for helping us to keep telling the stories of the victims and survivors of the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
11/26/2022
This week we received heartbreaking news about the passing of a Chicago community member and distinguished journalist, Mugdim Karabeg.
Known for his editorial leadership in the Bosnian newspaper Oslobođenje, Mr.Karabeg inspired and mentored multiple generations of journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans at large.
In Chicago, he was an avid contributor to many news portals, including Chicago Raja, where most of his recent work was archived.
Mr. Karabeg was 93 years old when he passed and leaves behind a family and a large community in mourning.
Our community is grateful to him for his commitment to journalistic integrity, his ongoing activism in defending the truth, and in combating genocide denial.
We send our deepest condolences to the Karabeg family and the Chicago community for mourning his passing.
Preminuo dugogodišnji novinar Mugdim Karabeg
Mugdim Karabeg, dugogodišnji novinar i urednik dnevnog lista Oslobođenje, preminuo je u Čikagu, objavio je novinar Alija Behram na svom Facebook profilu
07/21/2022
Today we remember the victims of the genocide in the northwest part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the Prijedor region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3,176 victims were murdered including 103 children. A little over 2,500 have been found, while 620 are still missing.
The victims were found at 501 different locations, in 73 mass graves and in two neighboring countries of Serbia & Croatia.
Today, 30 years after they were murdered, 16 victims will be laid to rest. Read their names out loud and stand in solidarity with their mourning families.
Žerić (Mehmed) Fikret, 36 years old.
Kadić (Karanfil) Hidajet, 35 years old. Modronja (Abaz) Bahrija, 21 years old.
Mujagić (Adem) Teufik, 33 years old.
Kulenović (Rešad) Muamer, 29 years old.
Ramulić (Hamzo) Vehid, 22 years old.
Ka**ak (Abid) Edhem, 65 years old.
Deumić (Hasan) Mustafa, 54 years old.
Kahrimanović (Sulejman) Emir, 23 years old.
Žerić (Muharem) Džemal, 38 years old.
Velić (Pašo) Zijad, 20 years old.
Avdić (Ibrahim) Sejad, 37 years old.
Jakupović (Hase) Samed, 19 years old.
Ičić (Hajro) Sabahudin, 21 years old.
Sivac (Džemal) Safet, 21 years old.
Hopovac (Ćamil) Miralem, 52 years old.
07/11/2022
Over 1600 victims have yet to be identified and laid to rest. Each day that passes with these missing victims is because of genocide perpetrators and their associates who refuse to come forward and disclose more information. In the face of genocide, we need brave people to stand up and do what’s right.
Genocide denial makes sure that justice is not served and that victim’s families cannot be at peace. We bear witness.
07/11/2022
Names of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide being laid to rest today. Post 5 of 5.
07/11/2022
Names of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide being laid to rest today. Post 4 of 5.
07/11/2022
Names of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide being laid to rest today. Post 3 of 5.