Living the Life of Srebrenica

Contents
LIVING THE LIFE OF SREBRENICA 5
Prologue 7
Introduction 11
Notes about and from Srebrenica 15
Srebrenica 19
Genocide 20
They did not get across 24
They are coming back 30
Potočari Memorial Centre and Cemetery 33
The march for peace – the road to freedom 49
The days that followed 54
Brave enough, nostalgic enough 68
Life afterwards... 82
A different perspective on diplomacy, media, and genocide in
Srebrenica 97
Diplomacy and media coverage of Srebrenica: some key questions 101
(Non)existent diplomacy on the eve of the 1995 genocide 104
Diplomacy “burdened” by the conflict of different interests 109
Media coverage and the Srebrenica genocide 120
Media in the open field: between refutation and recognition 128
Srebrenica up close and personal 135
A solitary house 139
Munira 144
Maslenica 149
At the Fazlić’s and the Begić’s 151
Snow 154
Thin, white crochet-trimmed headscarves 156
They are not from here, but it is as if they were 159
Rain 162
To conclude 165
Epilogue 167
List of Abbreviations 169
Further reading 170
About the author 173