A blog post where I don't talk about Krazy Karadzic and Maniac Mladic

In what should have been a story about the first major gay pride event in Sarajevo, has turned into a depressingly familiar story of a group of violent extremists (in this case some 70 Wahabbis) making complete asses of themselves, with some good old fashion violence thrown in for good measure. Although, I'm sure their signs had less misspellings that this one.


Besides the event itself and the courage of those who attended the event, another upside is the reaction of some NGOS who released this press release:

The tolerance of violence by a religious movement which has nothing to do with the (traditional) Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina, raises the question of whether Bosnia and Herzegovina is an Islamic or a secular country and whether Serbs, Croats, Jews and others are allowed to organise their cultural events during the holy month of Ramadan,” said a statement by the non-government organisation, Front. It also called on the Islamic community to openly denounce the vandals.

Let's hope they do.

H/T: Americans for Bosnia Blog.