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The war broke out when Meliha was in elementary school. As schools across Bosnia and Herzegovina closed indefinitely, Meliha was unable to complete the fifth grade or play with many of her friends, whose families were on the “other side” of the conflict. Worried their daughter needed a distraction from the violence and hunger they were suffering, Meliha’s parents began a secret school in their basement, teaching math and basic skills to children who had no other chance to continue their education.
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Bellino, M.J., Williams, J.H. (2017). Introduction. In: Bellino, M.J., Williams, J.H. (eds) (Re)Constructing Memory: Education, Identity, and Conflict. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-860-0_1
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