Center for Bosnian Studies, formerly Bosnia Memory Project

05/12/2026

Thanks to St.Louis Public Radio for this story!

Bosnia and Herzegovinia’s World Cup appearance has rallied St. Louis Bosnian-Americans, who form one of the largest Bosnian communities in the world outside of Europe.

About 200 excited soccer fans, made a raucous scene during a pep rally Monday evening to show their enthusiasm for the team.

Many in attendance have secured tickets for the June 6 international friendly at Energizer Park between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Panama. It’ll be the first time the Bosnia and Herzegovina team will have played in St. Louis since matches at the Dome at America’s Center in 2014 and Busch Stadium the previous year.

The team will also make the city its pre-World Cup home base for about a week, as it trains at facilities in Midtown before scheduled World Cup matches in Toronto, Seattle and outside Los Angeles.

“This is a special opportunity to have this team be here, to have people experience this, especially those of us who settled here after the [Bosnian] War. It means so much. It means that we finally recovered after the war. That’s what our community feels like right now,” said Mersida Planic, who moved to St. Louis with her family in 1995 as a child.

Find the full story down below. ⬇️

05/04/2026

Tickets go on sale in 30 minutes!

The World Cup may not be coming to St. Louis, but two of the qualified teams will play here just days before the tournament begins.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national soccer team will play Panama in a friendly at Energizer Park on Saturday, June 6. Tickets will go on sale to the public Monday at 2 p.m. Presale tickets will be available for St. Louis City SC season ticket holders beginning at noon.

Full story: https://www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/2026-05-04/bosnia-soccer-match-in-st-louis

02/24/2026

This Friday February 27, the Center for Bosnian Studies is pleased to co-sponsor wih Affton and Bayless High Schools a celebration of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Independence Day (March 1.) The details are in the flyer below.

🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦 We hope to see you there! 🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦

11/16/2025

Please join us for a gallery talk for the exhibit "From War to the Classroom: The Bosnian Student Project" on Friday evening, November 21, at 6 pm at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art.

Speakers include:
Dr. Amila Buturovic, Scholar and Researcher
Doug Hostetter, Co-Founder, Bosnian Student Project
Lejla Susic, Project Student

This is a HYBRID program, with in-person and Zoom options.

Register for the program here: https://forms.office.com/r/SpAnABC6Um
Join by Zoom here: https://slu.zoom.us/j/96393998503

Free parking is available at the lot immediately west of the Museum.

11/05/2025

We're pleased to co-sponsor with Affton High School a book talk by Bosnian-American author Adis Ziga.

Join us this coming Monday, November 10, at the Affton High School Library; refreshments are at 6:30pm and the book talk begins at 7pm.

Bosnia-Herzegovina Student Association Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition St. Louis Bosnians Inc.

10/22/2025

Final Reminder: The Civic Courage Award ceremony and reception honoring Nermana Huskic is TONIGHT from 6 to 8pm.

We are pleased to announce that Nermana Huskic, the founder of RukaNade non-profit organization in St. Louis, is the 2025 recipient of the Center for Bosnian Studies' Civic Courage Award!

We will be honoring Nermana at an award ceremony and reception on Wednesday, October 22 from 6 to 8pm. This will also be the Center's inaugural event at Saint Louis University.

At this link you can read more about Nermana's background, register, as well find information on location and parking: https://engage.slu.edu/register/civiccourageaward2025

We kindly request an rsvp so we can keep track of numbers for refreshments. See you on the 22nd!

10/17/2025

📢 REMINDER!!!📢

This coming Wednesday, October 22 we will be recognizing Nermana Huskic at an award ceremony and reception for the 2025 Civic Courage Award. If you have not yet rsvp'd but plan to attend, please do so asap here: https://engage.slu.edu/register/civiccourageaward2025

Information about Nermana, the Award, as well as address and parking information are also at the above link.

We look forward to seeing you on the 22nd!

We are pleased to announce that Nermana Huskic, the founder of RukaNade non-profit organization in St. Louis, is the 2025 recipient of the Center for Bosnian Studies' Civic Courage Award!

We will be honoring Nermana at an award ceremony and reception on Wednesday, October 22 from 6 to 8pm. This will also be the Center's inaugural event at Saint Louis University.

At this link you can read more about Nermana's background, register, as well find information on location and parking: https://engage.slu.edu/register/civiccourageaward2025

We kindly request an rsvp so we can keep track of numbers for refreshments. See you on the 22nd!

10/01/2025

We are pleased to announce that Nermana Huskic, the founder of RukaNade non-profit organization in St. Louis, is the 2025 recipient of the Center for Bosnian Studies' Civic Courage Award!

We will be honoring Nermana at an award ceremony and reception on Wednesday, October 22 from 6 to 8pm. This will also be the Center's inaugural event at Saint Louis University.

At this link you can read more about Nermana's background, register, as well find information on location and parking: https://engage.slu.edu/register/civiccourageaward2025

We kindly request an rsvp so we can keep track of numbers for refreshments. See you on the 22nd!

07/11/2025

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide - a tragedy that will remain etched in our memory forever.

In downtown St. Louis tomorrow, July 12, we will gather to collectively remember and honor the victims. Please join us.

07/10/2025

📢TONIGHT at 5pm! 📢 Free film screening by the Missouri History Museum of Quo Vadis, Aida? and Sevap/Mitzvah.

This event is organized in collaboration with the Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition as part of the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide commemoration activities in St. Louis.

For details on location and program, please visit: https://mohistory.org/events/quo-vadis