Today’s podcast guest is Serap Fišo, an independent researcher, freelance project expert, social activist, and storyteller. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science and Sociology from the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2023, where she examined forced migration, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and identity construction in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In this episode, we discuss how the Bosnian war and the subsequent Dayton Peace Agreement affected women’s development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially academic challenges faced by women, how socioeconomic issues fueled displacement and migration, and memory and history and their impact on refugees, especially women. In addition, we discuss I Want to Live, a participatory theatre initiative involving migrants from a number of countries living in Sarajevo, exploring womanhood, migration, displacement, family, and belonging.
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Serap Fišo is an independent researcher, freelance project expert, social activist, and storyteller, born and raised in Lüleburgaz, Türkiye. She comes from a Macedonian-Turkish family whose roots trace back to Štip, North Macedonia.
She received her Ph.D. in Political Science and Sociology from the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2023. Her doctoral research examined forced migration, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and identity construction in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2014 to 2023, she was engaged in higher education and academic research as a Senior Assistant in the Department of Political Science at the International University of Sarajevo.
She currently works as a freelance project expert and independent researcher. Her research interests include migration studies, women’s and gender studies, memory studies, qualitative research methodologies, participatory and community-based arts, and post-conflict peacebuilding.
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor have not returned home, fearing for their safety after death threats and an escalating official campaign against them. Culture Minister Miki Zohar has called for revoking their citizenship, while military lawyers have considered legal action. The threat is chilling. A democracy that punishes artists for exposing alleged atrocities is not defending itself—it is silencing conscience.
#Israel #NAZA #Gaza
Israel does not merely tolerate settler violence; it enables and deploys it. These crimes form part of a broader policy of dispossession: driving Palestinians from their land and hastening annexation. Yet, instead of demanding that Israel stop committing these crimes, Trump continues to arm Israel. This is complicity in crimes against humanity.
The next episode of my podcast is this upcoming Tuesday, October 13, at 10:00am EDT with Serap Fišo, an independent researcher, freelance project expert, social activist, and storyteller. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science and Sociology from the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2023. Her doctoral research examined forced migration, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and identity construction in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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How can we speak of a ceasefire when innocent Ukrainians continue to live under the threat of Russian bombardment? President Trump's proposed energy truce may offer temporary relief, but sparing power facilities while attacks continue elsewhere cannot be mistaken for genuine peace. After more than four years of devastating war, the Ukrainian people deserve far more than selective agreements that leave their lives in constant danger. A meaningful ceasefire must protect civilians, respect Ukraine's sovereignty, and lead to serious negotiations toward a lasting settlement. Peace cannot be measured by which targets are spared while others remain under attack. Measure it by the lives saved and the security restored.
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A ceasefire was supposed to end the bloodshed. Instead, one year later, Gaza remains a landscape of destruction, displacement, and despair. Human Rights Watch reports that Israeli attacks have continued, humanitarian aid remains restricted, and countless families are struggling to survive amid the ruins. Children are growing up surrounded by devastation. Families face another winter without adequate shelter, while hunger, disease, and uncertainty threaten their daily survival. A ceasefire without protection, humanitarian access, and accountability cannot deliver lasting peace. How many more lives must be lost before promises become action? The international community, especially the US, which has enabled and continues to enable Israel, must move beyond words and protect civilians and hold perpetrators accountable for violations.
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Have hamas disarmed, as per the aggreement ? 😳
Blah blah blah
Has Hamas laid down their weapons as agreed upon?
Blah Blah Blah. Boring
www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/israel-has-committed-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds
The continuing war with Iran is becoming increasingly perilous and threatening. The latest Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have killed civilians and injured hundreds. Trump's description of the Houthis as “misbehaving very badly” hardly captures the gravity of a situation that threatens regional security, economic stability, and countless innocent lives. The fundamental question is how much more destruction the region must endure before its leaders recognize that military force alone cannot resolve the underlying political conflicts. Every new attack invites retaliation, deepens hostility, and makes peace increasingly remote. If there is a will to reach a peace that prevents further bloodshed and restores a measure of stability to a region, peace can come, but where is the will?
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There is more will than not. Let us get a new Congress that takes back the powers that be.
reminds me of: youtu.be/ulcLOyLJZJQ?si=3js1SjVy0wt_52WB
Sometimes you have to keep fighting until one side loses or gives up. Could this be one of those times, or you good with more suicide bombers and attacks on civilian vessels in international waters? Not to mention terrorist proxies who refuse to respect sovereignty. Finish the job in Iran.
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The Trump administration's sanctions against the International Criminal Court represent a troubling assault on the very principles of justice and accountability that the international community has struggled for decades to uphold. Human Rights Watch warns that these measures threaten the ICC's ability to investigate war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. No nation, regardless of its military might or political influence, should place itself above international law. When powerful governments undermine judicial independence, they embolden perpetrators, betray victims, and weaken the foundations of international peace and security. The international community must recognize a fundamental truth: peace without justice is fragile, accountability without impartiality is meaningless, and impunity only perpetuates the cycle of violence.
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International justice you’ve gotta be kidding
