Despite the many upsides of age, a long life means that our generation has witnessed a number of horrendous events. One of the most horrendous of these is also one that many of us Americans know painfully little about.

Beginning in the year 1992, the former Yugoslavia was torn apart through a combination of savage fighting and ethnic cleansing. The state of Bosnia and Herzegovina was hit especially hard, yet the general American public knows little about the impact of the fighting.

Our guest today, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess is changing all of that through her personal account of her experiences as a young Muslim girl growing up in a multicultural city. The peaceful coexistence she had known throughout her childhood changed seemingly overnight. At sixteen, Amra learned of the horrors of war, all-too-painfully, and these horrors were taking place in her own hometown. Her book is called The Cat I Never Named and she joins us to share her story of love, war and survival.

The Cat I Never Named is an important work with an incredibly profound message. It’s also a labor of love by the author and I am both honored and thrilled to have her join us. Please plan to tune in for this incredibly moving conversation.

National Geographic: America The Beautiful

Share

Embed

More Episodes