Top stories published by Issues That Matter in 2015

Countries all over the world represent themselves through different native symbols, such as a national flower, bird, or animal. Of course, this includes Serbia, which champions the grey wolf. In the United States, for example, the national bird is the bald eagle; however, the…

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Sep 21, 2015

BooksThatMatter: ‘On the Road’ by Jack Kerouac

As I’m traveling abroad in Europe, I can’t help but reflect on the travel texts that have inspired me to leave my comfort zone. Because that’s what traveling is, isn’t it? It’s abandoning a sense of security in order to find and encounter new…

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Jul 7, 2015

Books vs. smart phones: The 21st century effect

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People on their smart phones instead of reading.[/caption]

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Jul 24, 2015

Baš Čelik: A Serbian Fairy Tale

As we near the end of December and the zenith of the holiday season, the magic of this time of year is palpable in the air. What better time of year to read about one of Serbia’s most famous fairy tales, Baš Čelik?

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Nov 13, 2015

Incredible Plunge: The Complicated Story of Vesna Vulović’s 33,000 Foot Fall

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Jun 1, 2015

To Name the Unnamable: The Satanic Verses

“Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-‘Uzzá

and Manāt, the third, the other?

These are the exalted gharāniq [cranes], whose intercession is hoped for.”

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Sep 11, 2015

The Story of the Serbian Vampire

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This is a picture of a Serbian Vampire that still haunts Serbia today.

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Sep 18, 2015

Serbian SMiLeS: Slavic Dragons

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Dec 11, 2015

The Complicated History of the Serbian Dinar

Currency varies across the world, with innumerable forms being adopted, discarded, or altered over the centuries. Consequently, having a piece of currency (be it banknote or coin) is like owning a piece of the minting country’s history. Quite often…

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