Photo by ELIZABETH A. MUNDSCHENK Mina Kasumovic fusses with the hair of her granddaughter, Sejla Cufurovic, 9, in her living room. Mina and her husband Suljo bought their home in December 2002 joining ten Bosnian homeowners on the 34-home stretch of Mary Street's 700 block.

Bosnians build lives where Italians, Irish once lived, dreamed

When Mina and Suljo Kasumovic bought their house at 762 Mary St., they worked hard to make it feel like the home they left behind in Bosnia. FULL STORY >>

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Karate club proving ground, anchor for Bosnian youths
At least three evenings a week, Sulejman Latic’s 25 karate students start their 6:30 p.m. class by running laps on a wood floor in a rough-hewn room that is the hub of the Utica Dragon Karate Club. FULL STORY >>

Religious leader carries on traditions far from homeland
Imam Ferhad Mujkic comes from a long tradition of Bosnian Muslim religious leaders. FULL STORY >>

Arrivals practicing Islamic belief to varying degrees
Ajdin Lovic looks a lot like other students at Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School in Utica. He slouches in his chair, has the shadow of a mustache, and wears an oversized Dirk Nowitzki jersey. He doesn’t seem like the typical Muslim. FULL STORY >>

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Many refugees find voice,
solace in art
For Mirsen Durmisevic, art is a way to express himself and cope with the horrors of the war he left behind in Bosnia. FULL STORY >>

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