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The Sarajevo Haggadah

The Power of the Sarajevo Haggadah

by ahasic, posted in culture, history

Perhaps the most powerful aspect of the Sarajevo Haggadah is its seemingly everlasting power to connect people. Not just people across the Seder table, although judging from its wine-stained pages, it did that, many times across the years. But more than that, its power to connect people from various backgrounds in the celebration of life. … Continue reading The Power of the Sarajevo Haggadah

The serenity of the Blagaj Tekija:  Bosnia’s oldest Dervish monastery

by ahasic, posted in history

The Blagaj Tekke or tekija, in Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the oldest Sufi dervish monasteries in the region. The building is located in the Medieval town of Blagaj, and sits at the mouth of the Buna river.