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Zifa Bumbulovic

Zifa was born in 1952. She has fond memories of her childhood in Bosnia, when she lived next to a beautiful lake. She married her husband in 1971 and they lived in Pec. They had two children – a girl and a boy. 


Srebrenica fell in July 1995 and Zifa fled with her daughter and grandchild to Tuzla. Zifa’s son attempted to escape through the woods to Tuzla but was killed by Bosnian Serb forces en route. His remains were identified and he was buried in Potocari in 2007.

Happily, Zifa and her husband were reunited in Tuzla. He was working in Serbia in the late 80s but went immediately to Tuzla when the war began.  Both Zifa and her husband waited for years for their son to arrive in Tuzla, but he never did.

Zifa spends as much spare time as possible weaving at BOSFAM. She says that it helps her cope. BOSFAM is lucky to have Zifa, as she is one of the most talented weavers in the organization. 

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