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Bosnian resident urges schools to teach Srebrenica genocide during public comment
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Summary
Mira Osman, who said she was born in Sarajevo and is originally from Srebrenica, told a public meeting that after a resolution last year recognizing the Srebrenica genocide this is the first international commemoration and urged adding the genocide to school curricula to counter denial and glorification of war criminals.
Mira Osman, who said she was born in Sarajevo and is originally from Srebrenica, told a public meeting that a resolution last year recognizing the Srebrenica genocide makes this the first year an international day of commemoration is being marked and urged schools to include the genocide in curricula.
Osman said the change matters because a generation born after the killings is growing up amid lingering consequences and what she described as fragile peace. She said preserving memory through education can help counter denial and the glorification of those responsible.
“Once it entered in curricula, it becomes a knowledge,” Osman said. She added, “I will never stop talking about that because we are facing, denials of the genocide and, glorification of war criminals.”
Osman described her personal commitment to preserving remembrance, saying she has focused on acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to "save a culture of remembrance" and that organizers are working to place instruction about the Srebrenica genocide into educational programs worldwide. The speaker emphasized the importance of teaching the history to younger people who were born after the events and said marking the international day is significant for survivors and descendants.
The remarks were delivered during the meeting's public comment period; no official action or vote on curricula or education policy was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
