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EGYPT. Aswan. 2001. Fashion photograph for Vogue Magazine. Harry Gruyaert

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swagvo1d

let's hug with mama

When i find a new song i like, it stays on repeat until i’ve played it to death

Refugees who escaped from Srebrenica pray in a refugee camp in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 1995.

lyamal

im crying 😭😭😭

sabahzora

Bosnian Genocide - Srebrenica

Today is the 20th anniversary of the horrific events in Srebrenica which happened the 11th July 1995. What happened in Srebrenica, and in the entire country, was nothing but genocide. In an attempt to make it easier for people to learn about what happened in Srebrenica and to make it remembered; here’s a list of documentaries in English that you should watch. In some of these they might avoid using the term genocide, which doesn’t change the fact that it indeed was genocide.

Remembering Srebrenica - 20 Years On Nobody Was Crying - an eye witness account of a genocide Srebrenica - A Cry From The Grave Srebrenica: 20 Years On Srebrenica Massacre Greek role in Srebrenica massacre investigated

power-handmaiden

when I was in high school I had a literature teacher who had a policy of unlimited extra credit. All you had to do was read a book by a notable author (his discretion) and have a little chat with him after school to prove that you read it. No limits, no need for variety (one month I decided I really loved Kurt Vonnegut and just read everything of his I could get my hands on).

Yes, I was tearing through books constantly, and talking to this teacher at least weekly. Because even though I always loved reading as a kid, literature was always a very weak subject for me in terms of a teaching-to-standardized-test school setting (I just do awful on "what color were the curtains" type multiple choice questions. Those details don't stick in my memory THEY JUST DON'T). But that didn't matter for this class. I could just read my way out of any bad test score. I have always had fond memories of how I "fudged" my way through that class and "abused' the extra credit policy.

I was thinking about it again today, and only just now realized that he absolutely tricked me into being well-read, while my teenage self thought I was totally getting away with something. THAT MOTHERFUCKER. I hope he's doing well.