Thirty-one years have passed since the Srebrenica Genocide, where more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically murdered simply because of their faith.
For many people, Srebrenica is a chapter in a history book.
For me, it has faces.
During my years at IIUM in the 1990s, I had the privilege of studying, playing basketball and sharing countless conversations with Bosnian students. They prayed, studied for exams, played sports and dreamed of better days, even as their hearts remained with families caught in the horrors of war back home.
I still remember seeing some of them clutching shortwave radios, desperately searching for news from Bosnia, hoping to hear that their loved ones were safe.
Those memories have never left me.
As we commemorate the victims of Srebrenica today, let us honour not only those whose lives were cruelly taken, but also the resilience of those who survived and rebuilt their lives.
May Allah grant the martyrs of Srebrenica the highest ranks in Jannah, bring comfort to their families, and establish justice for every innocent soul who suffered.
"And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision." (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:169)
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