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Hasan Hasanović

Mum and Dad have voted for Bosnian independence.

I’m reading stories in the press about Serb suffering under the Ottoman Empire and in World War Two. I don’t understand why I’m being portrayed as a threat to my Serb neighbours. Why is a Muslim majority Bosnia a threat?

Radoslav and I were discussing the war in Slovenia at school today. R turned round to me: “You Turks should know that these times are not the same as before when you had swords. Now we have the weapons.” I was stunned. I know this is from his parents. This isn’t Radoslav.

I’m scared. The Serbs have the Yugoslav People’s Army. Muslims have nothing. It’s going to be impossible for us to stay safe if war breaks.

Muslims are leaving Bratunac in fear of war. Dad keeps telling me any war here won’t last. He says it would be difficult for us to live outside of Bosna, in a strange world. I hope he’s right.

Paramilitary groups from Serbia have arrived in Bratunac. We’ve fled to stay with a relative nearby. I’m scared.

We’re going back to Bratunac. Apparently things have calmed down there.

🧵 We should never have returned to Bratunac. I’m shaking. Today Serb policemen arrived at our house. They were pointing their guns at our door. I was terrified. I saw two police cars. They dragged my father to the car. I thought we were all going to be killed.

Then they started banging on our door. They said they’d received information that we were hosting armed men. We’re not. We opened the door and they searched the house (and found nothing). They’ve told us if they hear any shots in the area they’ll know it’s us.

We’re leaving Bratunac for good.

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