“My senses, until now starved of any except visual stimuli, were suddenly assailed by a concentrated, if not distilled essence of the sounds and smells of Bosnian country life. Witty, earthy idioms, formidable oaths, and strains of turbofolk music combined… — John Farebrother Copy Share Image
“Medicinal rakija can be applied externally or internally for the relief of any ailment, physical or mental, including AIDS. According to Selimović, 'Rakija never… — John Farebrother Copy Share Image
“But Milošević, like Rasputin, refused to die, even as Tony Blair continued his miraculous pilgrim’s progress in search of bigger beasts to bag.” — John Farebrother Copy Share Image
“As in the NOZB, there were those in the 5th Corps who quickly realised that not only personal security but also wealth and power were to be found in the civilian and military power structures; but instead of 'Živio Babo!', this time the password to the alternative reality above the law was 'Allahu ekber!' ('God is supreme'; describing the situation… — John Farebrother Copy Share
“Babe i žabe ('just say no to Greater Serbia, Greater Croatia and Islamic State!')” — John Farebrother Copy Share Image
“As one refugee, Amila, from Gradačac, commented 20 years later: “The most important part of being a refugee is being a good loser; it’s the only way to survive this. You learn to lose your nationality, your home to strangers with bigger guns, your father to mental illness, one aunt to genocide, and another to nationalism and ignorance. You learn… — John Farebrother Copy Share
“My senses, until now starved of any except visual stimuli, were suddenly assailed by a concentrated, if not distilled essence of the sounds and… — John Farebrother Copy Share Image
