St. Louis City SC plans ‘Summer of Soccer’ for 2026 World Cup
With the news Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina had qualified for the World Cup by beating Italy in a playoff game, Gigliani told reporters “we will always try” to bring the team to St. Louis as a training base. “We know how much of a Bosnian community there is here,” he said. “We knew that […]
BOHFS St. Louis in the U.S. Open Cup and the Enduring Spirit of Soccer in St. Louis
How an upstart amateur side found its footing and echoed the giants of St. Louis’ soccer past. St. Louis, Mo., is steeped in soccer tradition. From a collection of clubs that dominated the U.S. Open Cup throughout the 20th century to the nearly 30 St. Louisans to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of […]
Preserving Cultural Memory After Genocide: SLU Gallery Talk Highlights Bosnia’s Fight Against Erasure
Last Friday’s gallery talk, “From War to the Classroom: Preserving Cultural and Social Memory in the Aftermath of War and Genocide,” brought together scholars, activists, survivors, and community members for a deeply moving conversation on the stakes of cultural preservation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hosted at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art, the event […]
BOHFS St. Louis qualifies for U.S. Open Cup
BOHFS becomes the first amateur team from St. Louis to qualify for the Open Cup in the tourney’s modern era. “We weren’t here a year ago,” quipped BOHFS president Alen Bradaric. His amateur soccer club had just qualified for the U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s oldest cup competition, following a 3-2 win over Chicago House AC on […]
Center for Bosnian Studies at SLU to Present Civic Courage Award
The Center for Bosnian Studies at Saint Louis University will present Nermana Huskić with the 2025 Civic Courage Award for commitment to the civic values of respect, equality and pluralism that represent the best traditions of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Bosnian Immigrants Battle Mental Health, but Keep Growing Anyway
For nearly eight years, Admir spent most of his life in motion – behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler, miles away from home, navigating this country’s interstates and his own mental strain. Trucking was a practical choice: it paid for college and helped support his family.
Opinion: 30 years later, remembering Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia
One of us survived Srebrenica. The other has spent decades trying to ensure Americans do not forget what happened there. The Srebrenica genocide has special relevance in St. Louis, home to hundreds of survivors and their families.
St. Louis Marks 30th Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide with Solemn Commemoration and Silent March
The article was published in Sarajevo Times on July 17, 2025. A solemn commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide took place in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 12 at the historic Soldiers Memorial Museum. The program was organized by the Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition in St Louis, a diverse consortium of 16 organizations, including […]
‘An obligation to tell our story’: St. Louis’ Bosnian population remembers genocide on 30th anniversary
On the 30th anniversary of the only recognized European genocide since the Second World War, the large Bosnian population of St. Louis gathered outside Soldiers’ Memorial to honor their families.
St. Louis Bosnians gather to remember the Srebrenica genocide 30 years later
A solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide was held in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, Saturday, July 12, 2025.