Hamida

The Cepalo family was not the only one cutting short their sleep. In fact, Fatima Cizmic recalls the whole of Prusac doing the same. Yet this was no religious ritual or tradition. The reason was far simpler: Muslim Bosniaks like the Cepalo family were waking up to watch Muhammad Ali fight, but the time differences meant he almost always entered the boxing ring late at night.

Villagers from Poljak marked the anniversary of the attack on the village on Monday with a religious ceremony at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre followed by a visit to the memorial to killed soldiers and civilian victims of war in the village itself.

A total of 21 people were killed in the attack, including two women and two children were taken away and never seen again.