Listen "SPECIAL ISSUE: Surviving Sarajevo: a journey toward understanding war "
Episode Synopsis
Maz was only ten years old when the Bosnian War erupted, and his hometown of Sarajevo fell under siege. He, his mother and his brother eventually managed to flee to Germany on a UN convoy, escaping under heavy bombardment, while his father - a soldier - had to remain in Bosnia. For the next three and a half years, the only way Maz could communicate with his father was through letters that took weeks to arrive and through amateur radio clubs. When his father finally managed to reunite with the family, they left for Australia, where Maz later fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a soldier. Today, he lives in Australia and produces the Voices of War podcast, a project dedicated to challenging simplistic narratives about war.Over the Globe is a podcast created as part of Classrooms Without Walls, an initiative that provides teens in conflict zones with access to education. If you want to support CWW or learn more about their work, you can visit their website at classroomswithoutwalls.ca.Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGVFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe
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