This picture shows a Bosniak Muslim woman standing in a graveyard for victims of the Srebrenica massacre.
http://www.history.com/topics/bosnian-genocide
http://www.history.com/topics/bosnian-genocide
IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE TODAY
The Srebrenica massacre was a harsh and violent event that upset countries around the world. The causes of this event can be learned from. In any country there are always going to be minorities. Different groups of people living in the same area have to respect each other's customs and cultures. This event was caused by strong feelings of nationalism among the Serbs living in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They relentlessly killed thousands of innocent civilians and displaced countless others. This catastrophic loss of life could have easily been avoided and the Serbs haven't realized that until recently. It is extremely important to realize the impact of conflicting ethnicities when various groups are competing for their own territory within a single nation. Also, the human rights violations cannot be overlooked. There were many victims of rape and abuse along with those that were killed in the massacre.
This picture shows the burial of identified victims of the Srebrenica massacre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre