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Reliving Sarajevo's Siege Under Lockdown

Physical contact and strong social bonds got us through the war. Nothing could prepare us for social distancing.

Panorama of war scarred Sarajevo taken in 1996, just after the siege ended. (Photo: Quasimodogeniti/Wikimedia)

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Reliving Sarajevo's Siege Under Lockdown

Merdijana Sadović

14 Apr 20

Physical contact and strong social bonds got us through the war. Nothing could prepare us for social distancing.

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