Surviving the Bosnian Genocide: The Women of Srebrenica Speak

In July 1995, the Army of the Serbian Republic killed some 8,000 Bosnian
men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica -- the largest mass murder in
Europe since World War II. Surviving the Bosnian Genocide is based on the
testimonies of 60 female survivors of the massacre who were interviewed by Dutch
historian Selma Leydesdorff. The women, many of whom still live in refugee camps,
talk about their lives before the Bosnian war, the events of the massacre, and the
ways they have tried to cope with their fate. Drawing on their memories, though
fragmented by trauma, the women tell of life and survival under extreme conditions,
while recalling a time before the war when Muslims, Croats, and Serbs lived together
peaceably. By giving them a voice, this book looks beyond the rapes, murders, and
atrocities of that dark time to show the agency of these women during and after the
war and their fight to uncover the truth of what happened at Srebrenica and
why.