Midhat Poturovic is a multimedia producer for RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
A grandfather's cherished wristwatch tarnished by the elements; a missing husband's worn-out pair of pants or sweater found when he was unearthed; the weathered ID of a teenage son.
Eight-year-old Ismail Zulfic breaks taboos on a daily basis. The 8-year-old from Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, was born without arms and with deformities of both feet, but he's cheerfully made a place for himself at school, on his swim team, and in his community.
