Srebrenica Genocide--Do not forget!!!

[Abdullah]

i think with catostrophies like this, it's best to put things into perspective befroe we all get too emotional; what will be the point of saying 'lets not forget!!!'; what muslim country is there to do justice on the scerbenica muslims behalf?; absolutely none!
so the only purpose a 'lets not forget'! will serve is for Muslims to keep on greiving, which may even tip some vulnerable one's over the edge to commit some terrorist attrocity, or at the least muslims not being able to function properly when they remain permanantly greived and mentally purturbed

so how are muslims supposed to deal with serbenica in a very positive way?

lets all take this as a wake up call from Allah [swt]; not only serbenica but all other calamities befalling us; a wake up call from Allah that this is what happens when we turn away from our Deen and do not take heed when the call to Islam is presented to us again and again

wa akhiri dawah analHamdulillah hirabil 'alaameen

 

[Amos Quito]

i think with catostrophies like this, it's best to put things into perspective befroe we all get too emotional; what will be the point of saying 'lets not forget!!!'; what muslim country is there to do justice on the scerbenica muslims behalf?; absolutely none!
so the only purpose a 'lets not forget'! will serve is for Muslims to keep on greiving, which may even tip some vulnerable one's over the edge to commit some terrorist attrocity, or at the least muslims not being able to function properly when they remain permanantly greived and mentally purturbed

so how are muslims supposed to deal with serbenica in a very positive way?

lets all take this as a wake up call from Allah [swt]; not only serbenica but all other calamities befalling us; a wake up call from Allah that this is what happens when we turn away from our Deen and do not take heed when the call to Islam is presented to us again and again

wa akhiri dawah analHamdulillah hirabil 'alaameen

Of course, never forget! Personaly I will never forget shellings of Sarajevo, Olympic Town, during genocide.

The sound of death is unforgetable. To compare the sound the best is to see USA serial by Spilberg:The War Friends. The sound of explosies is real sound in this serial.

If there will not be any changes in B&H entity Republika Srpska, and if ICTY will not give decisions for gen. Mladic and ex. president Republika Srpska Karadzic commited genocide, I am sure I will never FORGET and never FORGIVE!

Allmost 20 years after there were no any case of revange from Bosniaks who are predominantely Muslims.

Reconstruction of SPA Srebrenica is stopped! Why? Leader of this reconstruction is USAID. People are unemployed. They are poor.

 

[Amos Quito]

Dayton Peace Accord helped stop the bullets, but it was not complete solution. It needs reworking. It used to work, but as of now it is way outdated.

It gave equal rights to three main, majority ethnic groups: Catholics, Christian Orthodox and Muslims. However, minorities were not included: Roma, Jews, etc. Sejdic (Roma) and Finci (Jewish) representatives sued the government and won.

However, the international court judgement in their favor still has to be implemented. As of now, minorities are unequally represented in the government and can never be voted into the highest government posts. Some would say there is only few thousand of these people, but that is besides the point. Maybe Jews, atheists, etc. would be OK to be voted into presidency, for instance, but some in the main ethnic groups fear the Roma people. Why? Because, like elsewhere, Roma people tend to adopt religious identity of the majority population of a country they live in. So in Bosnia&Herzegovina the Roma are majority Muslim by religion. And this, my friends, does not fly well with some Catholic and Christian Orthodox nationalists.

Politics as usual.

In my opinion, there are no any prolems to share authorities in the state Bosnia and Herzegovina. Problem is some politicians would like to share authority on ethnic principle (what in the Balkans means, religious principle). To share authority on eqully way - yes, but ethnic principle to share authority - NO!

I do not remember any case of revange from Muslims to Orthodox Christians or Catholic Christians.

All the accused were handed over to the courts without force among Muslims.

In Sarajevo (Predominantely Muslims), from the 16th century when came Jewish people, we had never had Getho for Jews. 30% of whole Jew's population survived Holocaust in Bosnia and Herzegovina during WWII. I am proud on my father and uncle (Muslims) who are postmortem honoured by Yad Vashem Medal ''Righteous Among Nations''. If there was simmilar Serbian Medal, my uncle and my father would be honoured.

 

[Amos Quito]

World Meeting for Peace, Sarajevo 9-11 September 2012 | NEWS | Community of Sant'Egidio

To address the most urgent issues of today's society, coexistence and peace, hundreds of Religious Leaders of all faiths and Personalities from the world of culture and politics for more than 60 countries, will meet since next September 9th to 11th to Sarajevo, city symbol of contemporary history.

The International Conference is promoted by the Community of

Sant'Egidio, in close collaboration with the Islamic Community in Bosnia

and Herzegovina, the Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate, the Archdiocese of

Vrhbosna-Sarajevo and the Jewish Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The initiative is backed by the full support of all Institutions and

Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It will be the greatest

conference of religious and political dialogue since the end of ’92 war.



The meeting will take place in the line of the annual meetings for peace

that the Community of Sant'Egidio, following the historic Day of Prayer of

Assisi in 1986, has organized over the past 25 years in many areas of the

world, spreading the "spirit of Assisi" led by the Blessed John Paul II.


This year the spirit of Assisi will arrive to Sarajevo. In the hall that

welcomed Pope John Paul II during his historical visit to Sarajevo in 1997

the Press Conference to launch the International Meeting for Peace:

“Sarajevo 2012” will be held.

The event will be presented by:
Vinko Puljic, Archbishop of Vrhbosna-Sarajevo; Vincenzo Paglia, President of The Umbria Bishops’ Conference, Community of Sant’Egidio; Irinej of Backa, Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate; Emir Kovacevic, Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Elma Softic-Kaunitz, Jewish Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Italian Ambassador, Raimondo De Cardona, will intervene.
​

For more detailed information:
Prof. Alberto Quattrucci
General Secretary of P&R
Community of Sant’Egidio
387.61.768167
a.quattrucci@tiscali.it

One correction by me @Amos Quito:

mr. Vinko Puljić is CARDINAL OF BOSNIA ARGENTARIA.​

 

[Amos Quito]

It seems DO NOT FORGET will be added DO NOT FORGIVE!

 

[iBrian]

It seems DO NOT FORGET will be added DO NOT FORGIVE!

Doesn't sound a very helpful attitude? What, are you asking for another war?

 

[Aupmanyav]

wa akhiri dawah analHamdulillah hirabil 'alaameen

.. we are incredibly blessed to be born to muslim parents; just imagine if we weren't and were brought up as non-muslims...; the ...likelyhood of the end consequence is just too horendous too imagine.

I was not born a muslim. More than 5 billion people on earth are not born muslims. I have not come across any 'too horendous consequences' that you talk of, by not being a muslim.

 

[donnann]

I was not born a muslim. More than 5 billion people on earth are not born muslims. I have not come across any 'too horendous consequences' that you talk of, by not being a muslim.

True muslims are peaceloving , kind people.