Messages from/to Sarajevo for 31 March 95 23 h

Message 1
        Here are the dialogues between Sarajevo residents and questioners
around the world from Thursday and Friday.




* QUESTION FROM Lorin Kalisky
American free-lance journalist living in Paris
100126.3467@compuserve.com

- What do you do for a good time?

        - How do you relax?

        - Are there any good bands in Sarajevo?

        - How's the nightlife in Sarajevo?


FROM: Olovcic Albina 
TO: Lorin Kalinsky

        Unfortunately, most of the day I spend at work.  If I had more free
time, I would not have anything better to do, at least not in this town.
        The biggest problem is money for the young peoople here.
        I relax laying and staring at nothing.
        In my opinion there are no good bands in Sarajevo. Nearly all good
bands left the city. In my opinion, the Sarajevo musical scene is
improvisation.
        There isn't any night life here due to the very morbid curfew.


FROM: Miskic Sladjana
TO: Lorin Kalinsky

        Nothing is what I do in for a good time. 
        Relax - what is that?
        I do not know because I do not go on concerts. That is suppose to
be strange because I am 19 years old.
        You could go to you friend and have a coffee and be back by 10
o'clock or you could go for a walk.  That is not very good due to the bad
weather. Something like night life in the Sarajevo does not exist.

FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC
TO: Lorin Kalinsky

We relax for good times with good rock and roll or good party with or
without electricity.  During the first two years of war, we lived on rock
and roll.  Now we play music again instead to live under hard regulations
of rock.
        Yes there is some good bands in Sarajevo playing different music
(punk rock ,hard rock,hard core  rap and heavy metal). Before the war
Sarajevo was the best music center in ex Yugoslavia.
        It is difficult to talk about nightlife in our town, because there
is curfew from from 10 o clock at night to 6 o clock in morning.  But it
cannot stop us to go from one apartment to another in the late hours.
That's the time when we create our own funny party even our own music 
and poetry.  Sometimes we have special sexual feelings during these parties.  


* QUESTIONS FROM. Gilles Ribeaucourt, ingeneer, Expertel, Paris

gilles.ribeaucourt@utopia.fnet.fr

- What is the first thing you dream to do once peace is back?

- What kind of freedom do you miss most (going out, travelling,
communicating, getting news...)

FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC 22 YEARS STUDENT FROM SARAJEVO
TO : Gilles Ribeaucourt

At the moment our situation improves but we are still under the
sige.  So we cannot go on travels (sea,mountains camping,etc.).  Even in
that situation we have rock concerts,performances,etc.

* QUESTION FROM : Alex Schmitz, Georgetown univ. student, Washington, DC

schmitza@gusun.acc.georgetown.edu

        - What is the most important lesson outside observers can learn
from your tragic experience?

FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC

TO:Alex Schmitz

The observers can learn a lot out of our tragical experience.  It is enough
for them only to come and to spend 15 days with us living like we do.


* QUESTIONS FROM : Pekka Littow, Finnish Architect in France

        --The city is in ruins.  Are you able to look towards the future
and reconstruction?  Or is it too early?

        --Do you want to reconstruct the city as it was it before?

        --For you, what are the architectural symbols of Sarajevo?  What
has happened to them?  Are they able to be restored?

        --Or do you forsee a new modern Sarajevo?

        --Would you like foreign architects to come and build there?  Or is
there a nationalism in architecture?  

        --There is little work for architects here.  Do you have any work
for a Finnish architect?

FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC

TO: Pekka Littow

        The city is ruined, and it is not too early to think about
reconstruction in the future.  But it is too early to start doing that.  We
want our city to look even better then before if it is possible. There are
a lot of architectural symbols for us, many bridges, buildings,and sacred
objects.  
        For you, the best thing to look at are some war postcards from
Sarajevo.  Everything would be much more clear to you.  It is difficult for
me to choose favors becouse there are a lot of buildings in Sarajevo that
are very dear to me, and many of them are not going to be the same as
before even if they are reconstruited.
        And also we forsee new modern Sarajevo becouse here it is possible
to do that. 
        Of course  we would like to have foreign architects here working
with us.  Probably the government makes some plans for that.


* QUESTION FROM : Sophie Cabannes, French architect, Paris  

        --Are there woman architects in Sarajevo?  


FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC

TO:Sophie Cabannes

Yes there are woman architects in Sarajevo.Some of them are much better
than boys.
 

* QUESTIONS FROM : Charles-Philippe Dulac, diplomat. Portugal

charles-philippe.dulac@x400.diplomatie.fr

        - How much is a loaf of bread?

        - Are you bored sometimes?

        - Can you work?

        - Have the offices hours been modified? 

        - Where do you go out for lunch? Are there any open restaurants in
town? 

        - What, kind of discussions do you have with your friends?

        -What about love?

        - Do you have pleasant moments? Which are the best ones?

        - Do you read the newspapers?

        - Does the siege encourage people to speak more to each other?

        - Do you see any positive side to your situation?

FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC
TO:Charles-Philippe DULAC

        At this moment, bread costs one deutschemark.  But it could change
any time.
        That does not depend on us.
        Sometimes I am bored but I can find some fun for me and my friends.
 No matter it is something to read orto talk or to play.
I am working just like the other people around me.
        I usually go to eat in my kitchen! But if I am somewhere else I
lunch there. We have a lot of restaurants but the food is very expensive
there.
        We in Sarajevo talk about really everything but this time.  I would
not tell you about the war situation because there is a lot of nice things
to talk about. We usually talk about rock and roll, relationships (sexual
and sentimental), and food.  We tell lots of jokes.
        You ask me about love.  Well,I can tell you that love in Sarajevo
is very specific.  You have to come here to understand our love.
We can find time for leasure.  But it's hard to relax, both on the front
line or in the middle of town.
        We usually read the Sarajevo newspapers but we have a European
club, and we can find different magazines from all countries in the world
(Newsweek, The Guardian, the New York Times, Vogue and Rolling Stones...)
         
* QUESTIONS FROM : Dominique Desantis, editor Environmental publication, Geneva
commonfuture@gn.apc.org

        - Considering that the UN ceasefire expires on May 1st, and that
violence continues to escalate in the region, how realistic do you think it
is that the Bosnians, Serbs and Croates will agree to a peace settlement?

        - What types of steps do you think the government officials should
take to ensure peace and security in the region?

        - What will it take for you and the people of Sarajevo to feel safe?


FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC
TO:DOMINIQUE DESANTIS

It is apolitical question.  So I can tell you only my personnal opinions. 
My wish is to stop the war and make the future of 
this town and this country in cosmopolitan spirit like it was during the
centuries until today.
We in Sarajevo could feel safe only if we can go out of and back into the
town when we want, not when those who want to destroy this town.


* QUESTIONS FROM : Laurent Michel, ingeneer, France Telecom, Paris
kha.tran@utopia.fnet.fr

        - How does Sarajevo communicate with the world?

        - What do you think of the UNO interventions? Do you think the
United Nations can still help solving the conflict on a diplomatic field?
Or isn't it obliged to accept fats accomplis of the warriors? 

FROM: Emir Habul deputy editor of Sarajevo newspaper  Oslobodjenje
TO: Laurent Michel

           The United Nations mandate is not good for this military
situation.  It looks like the red cross with a rifle.  There is a danger
that international diplomacy turns Bosnia into Cyprus.  That will not solve
anything.   In a situation like that, the war could last ten years or more.
The main problem is that current diplomatic solution does not make it
possible for refugees to return home.  Facism was never solved through
dialogue.

FROM :AMIR TELIBECIREVIC
TO:Laurent MICHEL

        - This is just one way we communicate with the outside world.  I
cannot tell you all of them.

        - I think that action of the U.N. will only freeze the results of
the battles like it happens until now.

QUESTIONS FROM NED TEMKO, Jewish Chronicle, editor-in-chief, London, England
ido@delphi.com

        -What is it like to live in Sarajevo today?  Are services back to
normal?

        -Do schools function?

        -Do Sarajevans think the UN and international forces are an
advantage or disadvantage?

        -If the war is settled, can the Sarajevo of old be reconstituted?

        -If you could say two sentences to the assembled leaders of all the
countries of the world, what would you say that's printable?

FROM: Emir Habul Deputy  chief editor  of  Sarajevo daily  - Oslobodjenje
TO: Ned Temko, Jewish chronicle

        I  am a journalist who lives  in Sarajevo during the war  and I
belong to liberal  political party.

        I believe that Sarajevo will stay an open city where culture will
still be mixed.
        The schools are functioning as much as possible.
        I think that the united nations and international forces  could
stop the war and killing of the people. it is enough to make a real threat
and close the border with Serbia.

* Questions for Haris Hadzialic



Dear Haris,

I take the opportunity of the "Sarajevo on line" operation to ask you a few
questions:

- How is your health? Can you get the treatment you need in Sarajevo?

- How was your wedding?

- How is the situation in Sarajevo at present (food, electricity,
shellings_)? Are people ready for the April offensive?

Give me warmest regards to Selma, your family, and all the friends in Sarajevo.

TAKE CARE!

Your friend,



Gilles

FROM:Haris HADZIALIC
TO:     Giless ROBELL

Hi there,
as You can receive I am realy, and 100% a live. Now You can rech in LIve,
real TV shoow.

Q1. My health is better then before because I did have posibilty to see
You, in Paris.

Q2. About my wedding, I will send tape from wedding party, I hope by this
Internet Project & World Media Network (Bertran will help me).

It was really something as pipe for future (becasue from Sarajevo it is
possible to go out only by "pipe" tunel).

Q3. I'm litlle disap"inted with this Q, because here You can't cacke
anything else then bullets, mortals, granates, etc.... You can imagine
that, You were here.
This is good ibnformation, because I didn't lnow that it will be some
ofansive in this city. Thank You, but I cant do enything else than wait and
see what is going on. In that case it is job for soldiers. In the same time
we are preparing Our ofensive throught Internet, andd You will be very
surpised when You will see our representation on World Wibe Web. I hope
thet in this time we will have real communication and  I will have You on
my screen - viva multimedia!!!

I am using this way to send my best wishes to my friends Michel, Marie Of
course ti You dear Jill. And, as You know, our projects to help Universioty
in Sarajevo is going on, and Your support is very welcam. All magaziness
which You are going to send to us are really needs, and do it as soon as it
is possible. I hope You remember that it was a lot of magazines about
Computer science and avbout infor,atics. Pleas do it.

Second is about Michel trip to Sarajevo , and I hope thet UNESCO will help him.

Selma is not present at the moment, but she is sending to You her best wishies.

And the end, I hope that we will have posibilities to meet each other. I
hope that TCHEtniks are not so good shotter, anfd thay will miss us - if
You remember a joke from Sarajevo in fact 2 of them - well it will be my
Questions for people from Internet:

MQ1: What is difference beetween Auschwitz and Sarajevo?

You know that all people in sarajevo are missed people? (I mean because
they are alive it means the buletts missed them, but also they missed their
life because their life is spoiled)

Try to make contact with me by phone, Michel has it.

Sincerely Yours 
Haris HADZIALIC


P.S. Dear Gilles, I am impressed how little knoledge people abroad has
about Sarajevo. I am sorry for my eglish!! This is unbiliviable, a lot of
people are making same questions about Sarajevo. If it is just polite way
for fisrt conta ct O.K., but I thing You can do that better. Ask me about
something else. Is the Eiffel Tower on the same place, on some movie
someone stoll that.


Now goodbye


QUESTION FROM SARAJEVO

FROM: Kico Hidajeta  ALIPASINA 150 Sarajevo phone: 44 40 13 
TO : ANY Hospital in Germany

        I have a brother 33 years old who needs a kidney transplant. Six
year ago he had a transplant of the kiddney.  But it has stopped
functioning now during the war due to the difficult conditions here. I am
intrested in any hospital in Germany.  Could you please send me a possible
price of an operation?  We do not have a donor for a kidney.  But  if we
could find help abroad for the donation, there is a possibility that
humanitarian organizations here could help us with the cost of the
operation       I would be very thankful if you could help me.
        Greatfull in advance.




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