Rebuilding the Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
An Englishman in the Balkans
06/12/20
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Today it's a bit of a look back episode, to an interview I did in 2016, when the Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka was re-opened after some 23 years.
The Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka was originally commissioned by, Ferhat Pasha Sokolovic and built in 1579. It stood near the centre of Banja Luka until the night of 6–7 May 1993, some 27 years ago, when it was destroyed by explosion.
The Ferhadija's location remained destroyed for these years and some said that it would never be rebuilt, but rebuilt it was. There were a lot of people involved in the rebuilding, a lot of unsung heroes, and one of those unsung heroes is a Brit like me.
His name is Donald Reeves and he has an NGO called the Soul of Europe. Donald came back to Banja Luka to attend the opening back in 2016. I caught up with him in a hotel coffee bar in Banja Luka and I wanted to find out more about how difficult it had been to get the mosque rebuilt and his thoughts on peace building and reconciliation here in the Western Balkans.
But before I started talking to Donald, I really didn't know much about him apart from what I found on Twitter.
It said he was a maverick priest, a writer, a broadcaster, a peace builder, generally a nuisance, a visionary with attitude, and also a very dangerous man.
So why a very dangerous man when it comes to something like peace building?
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The Wooden Church of St Nicholas at Romanovci
July 9, 2019
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On this edition of the podcast Tamara and I visit the wooden church at Romanovci. Over the years, I have developed an interest in wooden chapels and churches, and mosques with wooden minarets, that are to be seen across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Today I travelled the short distance to Romanovci, to see the church of St Nicholas (Sv Nikola).
Sadly it was closed but I will come back to see inside.
This church is special, in that it is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Sounds of The Balkans - October 2020
October 27, 2020
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Sounds of The Balkans
In this edition of the podcast, we focus on music from Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Croatia and Serbia.
Some old tracks and some really up to date ones too.
The tracks we featured are:
https://www.divanhana.ba/en/biography2/ (Divanhana) - Oj safete, sajo, sarajlijo
https://amiramedunjanin.com/ (Amira Medunjanin) - Ajde Jano Kolo Da Igramo
http://www.snailrecords.nl/artist/ljb/ (Ljiljana Buttler) - Nocas Mi Srce Pati
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0aban_Bajramovi%C4%87 (Šaban Bajramović) - DJelem, DJelem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parni_Valjak (Parni Valjak) - Moja Je Pjesma Lagana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekatarina_Velika (Ekaterina Velika) - Zemlja
https://www.facebook.com/vanjamisica/ (Vanja Mišić) - Tu I Tu
https://www.n1m.com/sopot?album=66179 (Sopot) - Zovi Me
https://www.facebook.com/sundaystoriesofficial/ (Sunday Stories) - Dišem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanda,_Kod%C5%BEa_i_Neboj%C5%A1a (Kanda, Kondža i Nebojša) - SAT
https://www.facebook.com/killokillobanda/ (Killo Killo Banda) - Vinska Pesma
https://www.facebook.com/grupadetour/ (Detour) - Proljeće i ja
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