Belgrade, Serbia
Muamer ef. Zukorlic, mufti of the Serbian Islamic community has sued Blic newspaper over a photo-montage of him in an Orthodox outfit greeting the Pope. Regardless of how lousy the photo-montage turned out, I see no reason for this kind of reaction from mufti. In return, he wants an apology
Maybe it’s just some of Macy’s ironic quips, I don’t know – in a recent interview to London’s tube paper Metro, she stated that Belgrade “wasn’t so good. It was very racist and behind the times. The streets were full of fat, ugly people;” I mean, racist – ok, it
It happens every time – Serbian team goes all pumped up to the championship ready to take the trophy home. After the first lost game, the atmosphere turns to despair and somehow we are left with the choice – beat Germany or go home. But the old saying goes that
Bekim Fehmiu (born 1936), one of the most famous Yugoslav actors, committed suicide today in his apartment in Belgrade. Reasons behind the suicide are still unknown. Mr Fehmiu stopped his acting career back in ‘87 as a sign of protest against rising anti-Albanian sentiment. These are the words of his son,
Zastava, the car maker that invented yugo had some really cool advertising back then. And no, the name of this car isn’t Christine – it’s Zastava 101, more famous in Serbia as “kec” or “stojadin”.
History and break-up of Yugoslavia are difficult enough to comprehend for the locals, and we always have a tough time explaining it to the curious foreigners (usually drunk at parties). You would say that those actually studying Balkans would know a great deal about it, but it seems it simply
Srdan Golubovic, Serbian director known mostly by his previous movie The Trap, managed to secure funding for his next project, a movie entitled “Circles” (Serbian: Krugovi). What’s interesting about the movie is that it’s inspired by the heroic deed by Srdjan Aleksic, Bosnian Serb soldier who lost his life while
I’m Serbian and I got the paper to prove it
In the land of Blood and Honey
Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter on the cover of old Serbian biology textbook
A hidden comedic gem
Movie about Radivoj Korac – Belgrade’s basketball legend
