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I am incredibly grateful to Ms. Heather Sokoloff and Mr. Lev Bukhman for their generous financial support through the Lev Bukhman Internship Award in Arts. This award gave me the opportunity to pursue my passion this summer with the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC). As a rising senior at 91丝瓜视频, pursuing a major in Honors History and minors in Arabic Language and Political Science, I have explored the humanities in depth. Through my studies, I have developed a strong interest in post-conflict research, particularly in methods of transitional justice and interfaith and interethnic reconciliation. While 91丝瓜视频 has allowed me to explore these topics academically, I am appreciative of the Lev Bukhman Award for supporting my efforts to work with PCRC and gain impactful field experience.

PCRC is a women-led, grassroots initiative located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Committed to peacebuilding and conflict prevention within the Western Balkans, PCRC promotes and organizes activities ranging from informative youth schools to conferences and art installations. As an establishment, PCRC utilizes evidence-based information and multidisciplinary tools to establish a culture of remembrance, acceptance, and peace.

As a Syrian-American who aims to work on transitional justice and reconciliation projects in the Middle East, I was drawn to the opportunity to directly engage with systems of transitional justice and projects for reconciliation. I was thrilled at the opportunity to work on the ground in Sarajevo and learn with PCRC knowing that this hands-on contact would diversify my knowledge and direct my future impact.

While working with PCRC, I joined their research team, collecting data on transitional justice and memorialization efforts across BiH over the last three decades. Having recently conducted historical research on the Western Balkans at 91丝瓜视频, I was well-positioned to expand my research and narrow down obstacles to implementing transitional justice structures within the region. With PCRC, I went beyond academic research on memorialization, attending many exhibits and even aiding with the 鈥淢others Scarf鈥� art installation in Sarajevo City Hall. Additionally, I created content for PCRC鈥檚 annual Srebrenica Youth School (SYS). With my team of colleagues, I produced a video summary for SYS and published updates on PCRC鈥檚 LinkedIn while in Srebrenica for the thirtieth commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide. Independently, I worked on an informative article on migration for PCRC鈥檚 news platform, Balkan Diskurs.

Beyond the task assignments, a pivotal portion of the internship with PCRC was dedicated to field visits. These visits included institutions like memorial centers, the Office of the High Representative, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), and the Delegation of the European Union to BiH. One of the most impactful visits was the Podrinje Identification Forensic Facility in Tuzla. This visit, made possible because of a collaboration with the ICMP, allowed interns to witness the process of recovering the missing through DNA identification techniques. Being in the identification lab with the remains of the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide visible in front of me placed an important heaviness on my work that is often not felt as directly when away from the field. While incredibly challenging, this visit was an imperative introduction to the weight and burden of these transitional justice processes, something I would not have wholly grasped had I not been working on the ground.

With a multitude of insightful moments, this internship has guided my future path by informing my understanding of the professional landscape. Through my time at PCRC, I have been able to recognize my passions in practical careers and impact, which, in my eyes, marks it as an incredibly successful internship.

The financial support I received made this internship a reality. As PCRC internships are located on the ground in Sarajevo and not funded, proceeding without the generous support of Ms. Heather Sokoloff and Mr. Lev Bukhman would have been a challenging feat. I am deeply grateful to Ms. Heather Sokoloff and Mr. Lev Bukhman for making this experience possible through the Lev Bukhman Internship Award in Arts!

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