Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 15hThe Bosnian national team is this close to fielding a starting 11 made up entirely of native German speakers. 150
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 16hIt was time, but still sad to see Džeko go. Bosnia was lucky that its GOAT was such a class act on and off the pitch. 050
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I’ve always been partial to the Bosnian supra-confessional “May the earth spit out his bones.” 040
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Well, I suppose it is on brand for us to inadvertently trigger a global crisis. 031
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026FTR, I don't think Balogun was trying to injure. But the contact wasn't some random act of God either; it was the foreseeable result of a player wound up and throwing himself into high-risk challenges w/out enough body control. That is a red-cardable offense, esp when one’s leg is trapped & exposed. 050
Reposted by HarunSasha/Cielo Hemon @sashahemon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Not that there was ever a chance of my supporting the US team, but this seals it in perpetuity. Vive la Belgique! 0133
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I’m old enough to remember a few hours ago when all the Americans who started following the sport in June were convinced the refs had been bought off by the big Bosnia lobby 🙃 021
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I still think VAR and the use of technology in the game is a net positive, but having a ball brushing a player's hair count as a deflection is a bit much. 000
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Shame. The first goal was sloppy and the second entirely avoidable as well. But a deserved win by the U.S. all the same. 020
Reposted by Harunadnito @a-d-n.bsky.social · 02/07/2026England, Belgium, USA won The most evil day in football history 1235
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Starting lineups are out for USA-BiH. Barbarez literally took out everyone shorter than 180 cm (5’11). The average height for this Bosnian starting XI is 189 cm (6’2.5). 031
Reposted by Harunthe abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 25/06/2026discourse NUKE just dropped 1141953
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Blows so crushing they had to go back and try to do it again 2 years later. 010
Reposted by HarunRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 12/06/2026MY KEEPER CROAT MY GOALSCORER SERB MY STRIKER BOSNIAK BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN 4 417125
Reposted by HarunPolling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Michigan - Senate Polling: Initial Ballot: 🔵 El-Sayed: 46% 🔴 Rogers: 41% Informed Ballot: 🔵 El-Sayed: 51% 🔴 Rogers: 41% - Tulchin Research - (Pro-El-Sayed Commissioner) 29525
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 05/06/2026static.klipy.comStar Wars: Kylo Ren Screams 'MORE!!!'ALT: Star Wars: Kylo Ren Screams 'MORE!!!' 010
Reposted by HarunAna Sekulić @anasekulic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I'm sure everyone's heard about the Bosnian tattoos by now. I explored the story for the @newlinesmag.bsky.social, and if you’re curious about Ottoman Bosnia, Catholic women, and the stakes of turning complicated histories into myths, take a look: newlinesmag.com/essays/the-o... 13918
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Today I learned that BCS “Mangup” and the Palestinian Nakba share the same root. 051
Reposted by HarunAlex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Just to be clear about what @jewishinsider.com is doing here: They are smearing Dr. Hamawy with terrorism insinuations because in 1994 he provided humanitarian aid in Bosnia, during the ethnic cleansing of Bosniak Muslims, with a group that, at the time, was praised by the Clinton administration. 113932
Reposted by HarunAlex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 27/05/2026What this actually means is he travelled to Bosnia as a medical student in 1994 to provide medical aid with a group that was praised for their humanitarian relief efforts in 1994 by a Presidential envoy of Bill Clinton and was only designated financially linked to terrorists by the US in 2002. 4379119
Reposted by HarunBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026this continues to be the dumbest point, because it's basically 'yes, this is genocide, but what about what people who don't know anything about genocide think genocide has to be?' 13722103
Reposted by HarunTeuta Skenderi @teutas.bsky.social · 16/05/2026This is Inea Bushnaq, a folklorist, translator and oral historian. Part of her family comes from Bosnians who settled in places like Tulkarm and Caesarea in 1880s. h/t @meznaqato.bsky.social 1106
Reposted by Harunedin h @edinh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026"Brothers with Baggage: Eight Chapters on the Austro-Hungarian Civilizing Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina" is out, including an essay of mine (in Czech) on "Colonial ambivalence: On foreigners and expertise in Habsburg Bosnia" — plus many more interesting essays here: avu.cz/publikace/br...avu.czBratři s kufry. Osm kapitol o rakousko-uherské civilizační misi v Bosně a Hercegovině (1878–1918) - avuWeb Akademie výtvarných umění. 1236
Reposted by HarunSinisa Malesevic @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I will give an online lecture "Wars, Nations, and States: Rethinking State Formation in the Balkans" at UCLA on 19th May 2026. Join us via zoom: www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/event/1...international.ucla.edu UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies The UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies fosters interdisciplinary research and public engagement on the Middle East and North Africa, promoting academic events, language training, and educational pro... 063
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 10/05/2026"Both Bosnia and Palestine have shown throughout their history how unacceptable spaces of common life are to policies that thrive on division, ethnic homogenization, and dehumanization of the other. That is why solidarity has emerged from collective experience…" www.odgovor.ba/article/pogl...odgovor.baDodvoravanje krvnicima neće spasiti Bosnu i HercegovinuRepublika Bosna i Hercegovina priznala je Državu Palestinu 27. maja 1992. godine, u trenutku kada je i sama prolazila kroz međunarodno priznanje i početak agresije. Međutim, podrška Palestini i palest... 010
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This is an interesting piece on the use and abuse of analytics in English football in its own right, but I also find it amusing that Balkan football culture tends toward the exact opposite problem: “He can pass.” “But can he run?” “We’ll deal with that later.” 010
Reposted by HarunJasmin Mujanović @jasminmuj.bsky.social · 13/04/2026One of the strangest and most disturbing moments during Orban’s long tenure was the period in 2018 during which he was repeatedly photographed - including during a meeting with Italy’s Meloni - with an enormous ethnic map of Bosnia. This coincided with a sharp uptick in his government’s support… 13911
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I wonder what he’ll do with the ethnic map of Bosnia that he had up in his office. Maybe he can hang up in his living room at home now. 040
Reposted by HarunEmil Kerenji @emilkerenji.bsky.social · 12/04/2026In Serbian, we don't say "he made a stupid decision," we say "he cut off his dick to spite the village" 3124
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Random thought from the past few days: Bosnians sure do love their songs about flowers. 030
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 05/04/2026That’s a Mike Tyson reference. youtu.be/25tP7Nn0mQY?...youtu.beMike Tyson: Assalam alaikum, Praise be to Allah! ❤️YouTube video by FIGHTCLUB 000
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Ok, last one from me: “Džeko and Tito after the Fall of Italy” 2226
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026In all honesty though, we probably did them a favor. They urgently need a Calcio Tanzimat and maybe this will actually force them into one. 130
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Hot take: if Edin Džeko had been Brazilian, they’d have another World Cup by now. 000
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Bosnia just beat Italy to qualify for the World Cup. Unbelievable. 0191
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Reminds me of that evergreen Bosnian curse: “May your house be on CNN.” 2122
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Sarajevo’s Indexi. Also the authors of Yugoslavia’s first acid trip song around this time. 020
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026You’re laughing. Serbia invested so much money in this man and you’re laughing. 020
Harun @harunb.bsky.social · 14/03/2026The guitar riff at the end tells me they did their research on us. 010