Aleksandar Hemon: The Balkans is just close enough to being Europe to perpetually fail at being Europe
One of the most acclaimed writers and thinkers of our times speaks on genocide denial, Western societal arrogance and a lifetime of displacement.
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The implication is that for as long as there are Muslims around there will be a possibility of genocide.
Of course, those Balkan people may have overdone it, what with genocide and all, but they were dealing with the same difficult issues as proper Europeans.
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Bronwyn Jones
Bronwyn Jones is a former editor at K2.0. She has master’s degrees in Media Studies and International Affairs from New School University in New York.
This story was originally written in English.