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Kada Hotić

🧵 I’ve just experienced something I never want to experience again. Had my neighbour’s five-year-old daughter round for dinner. I’ve known her parents my whole life. I sew dresses for them all the time.

Both girls turned to me today and said: “You Muslims don’t have your own culture or language.” I asked her, “Who told you that?”. “Dad does,” she said.

I said “tell your dad he should do some reading.” I’m horrified and devastated. I don’t know what to make of this. Is something changing in Bosnia?

My hometown of Srebrenica is on fire. Our apartments have been destroyed by Serb forces. Luckily I’d already escaped to the hills before they arrived. Serb forces transported our furniture out of the apartments before setting the town on fire. Sickening.

I feel happy about the UN’s Resolution 819. We’re under the protection of the UN now. I feel relaxed. I think we should rename Marshall Tito Street as Philippe Morillon Street.

Despite the humanitarian aid arriving in Srebrenica, salt shortage remains our biggest problem. The amount of salt we’re getting = a pinch per person. I’ve received 100g of salt for my whole family. (1/2)

We also have no sugar or oil. We’re dipping small pieces of cloth into transformer oil to light our homes. My son is an electrician and is thinking about trying to make a power station to give us electricity. If we survive it’ll be through aid and our own resourcefulness. (2/2)

My son is putting his electrician skills to good use so he can watch the World Cup! He’s built an improvised power station up on the hill, which can power his TV set. They’ve managed to get a signal from Serbia. I’ve just brought them up some food. I was laughing with them. Boys!

Serb forces are still blocking food convoys from entering Srebrenica.

The VRS have shot down one of the helicopters carrying senior BiH Army Commanders out of Srebrenica to Tuzla.

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