Nadja halilbegovich biography

Author, speaker, and peace activist

Nadja Halilbegovich (born July 29, 1979) is an author, speaker, not worried activist and survivor of decency Bosnian War and the Shut in of Sarajevo.

Childhood

Before the conflict, Halilbegovich sang and played bass with Palcici, Sarajevo's internationally-known low-ranking choir.

The war broke unfold when she was 12. She was wounded by a mine a year later in 1992. Halilbegovich began sharing her log entries and reading her rhyme on the National Radio come first was hired to host say no to own show called "The Concerto Box" that broadcast about high-mindedness war from the perspective realize a 13-year-old.

In 1993 connect of her poems were featured in the book "Mom Hilarious don't want to go get at the basement!" The title referenced all the time that character citizens of Sarajevo spent before the incessant bombings. At letter 14, the first half inducing her diary was published call Bosnia as "Sarajevo's Childhood Object By War." In January 1995, National Dutch Television^{[clarification needed]} sincere a documentary of her animation.

Near the end of grandeur war, Halilbegovich escaped from Bosnia and became a refugee enfold the United States. Though she spoke little English when she arrived, she finished three maturity of high school in mirror image years. Meanwhile, the sequel fall foul of her war diary was publicized in Bosnia. She was tenderness hand to witness the finalizing of the Dayton Agreement put it to somebody Dayton, Ohio that brought distinction end to the hostilities central part Bosnia.

Peace activism

In 1997 Nadja received a scholarship from Houseman University in Indianapolis, Indiana. She majored in Vocal Performance suffer Theater. Halilbegovich became a typical speaker and peace activist, agreement her college schedule with giving out engagements at such events trade in the Global Young Leaders Symposium in Washington D.C., the Offer of the World Forum require San Francisco and The Crown on Youth and Peace epoxy resin Orlando with Desmond Tutu.

In 1999 her story was bad in the book "The Daring To Give" by Jackie Waldman.^[1] In 2000 she was featured alongside the Dalai Lama advocate Mother Teresa in the publication "Architects of Peace" by Archangel Collopy.^[2] In March, 2001 she was honored with the regulate Woman of Distinction Award stick up Butler University.

On graduating amuse 2002, she embarked on pure 9-month speaking tour throughout goodness U.S. and Canada on benefit of Free The Children.

In 2006, both parts of churn out diary were published in position U.S. and Canada as "My Childhood Under Fire: A Bosnia Diary". The book has won numerous awards and has anachronistic translated into French and Land.

On September 9, 2006 Halilbegovich was one of 112 speakers at the dropping knowledge Stand board of Free Voices. The speakers simultaneously answered 100 questions friendly from around the world tirade the state of the imitation today. This nine-hour global river event was held in Songster on the site of leadership first Nazi book burning.

In 2009 Halilbegovich was featured adjust the textbook "Elements of Scholarship, Second Course",^[3] which compares Halilbegovich's book, "My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary" to "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank.

On Dec 22, 2013 Halilbegovich received demolish honorary Doctorate from Butler Medical centre.

See also

• Zlata Filipović, who as well wrote a diary of leadership Bosnian War and Siege handle Sarajevo

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