“Music can be used as a tool to connect people, to strengthen the trust between them,” said Orhan Maslo, the 39-year-old director of the Mostar Rock school. “You cannot come into a war zone with a guitar and stop the war,” Maslo added. “But after the war, if there are groups that hate each other ... music can do a lot to reconstruct.”Quick guide What is the Upside? Maslo founded Mostar Rock school (MRS) in 2008 in collaboration with Dutch NGO Musicians Without Borders. Many young MRS students are tired of being defined by their ancestry and events before they were born.

Source: The Guardian March 16, 2018 07:00 UTC