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Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Wall of names at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica.

Wall of names at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica.

Ethnic Cleansing in the Bosnian War

This is a thorough article on the Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina; including an overview of the genocide, maps, statistics, and photographs.

Coalition Against Global Genocide (COAGG)

COAGG's mission is to educate, motivate and empower individuals and communities to oppose Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. COAGG has a speakers bureau of individuals who will go into classrooms to speak of their experiences.

Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival

A story about two sisters, Atka and Hana, who have to fight for survival during the Bosnian War.  ISBN: 9781408827758

The Bridge Betrayed: Religion and Genocide in Bosnia

The Bosnian conflict was not simply a civil war or a feud of age-old adversaries. Michael Sells, author of The Bridge Betrayed, explains that it was a systematic campaign of genocide and a Christian holy war spurred by religious mythologies.

Bosnia's Omarska Concentration Camp

Brief Balkans history, Srebrenica massacre, Omarska camp (ref: Tenth Circle of Hell

Council for Europe

The Council of Europe was very heavily involved in co-operation with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The teaching of national histories in secondary schools in South Eastern Europe and history curricula development were the topics of seminars held in Sarajevo in 2002. The next step was to provide support for educators and the development of a manual on teaching Bosnia and Herzegovina.

UNC Center for European Studies

The Center for European Studies: Jean Monet Center of Excellence. These lesson plans have been created as part of the EUnited Teacher Fellows Program at the Center for European Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Center For Middle Eastern Studies

Peer and scholar reviewed lessons on Bosnia from the Center For Middle Eastern Studies in Arizona.

Silence' Memorial in Visoko Commemorates Victims of Bosnian War

Brief article about a victim's memorial created by a Bosnian artist collective. A great way to introduce the role art plays in remembering and surviving.

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