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Article: Will Sarajevo survive?
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- Europe
- Article date:
- February 1, 1996
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SARAJEVO: city of symbols, city of fame, city of infamy.
Sometimes a city achieves these things. Sometimes they are thrust upon it.
Sarajevo has achieved much, has had much thrust upon it. Today it is a symbol of senseless suffering and stubborn courage in the face of unrelenting evil.
Sarajevo has also been known as an inspiring but endangered model for a community where people of all faiths and ethnic groups could live together in the harmony and prosperity that are possible when they don't waste their energies in ethnic strife.
To leaf through a travel guide of only four or five years ago is to feel a bitter sense of unease at how quickly ...