This month ITF supplies ring-side seats at two very different commemorations. Our writers visit a Bosnian graveside, and a Lagos dance party doubling as a memorial service.

Our photo essay this month was created by Joscelyn SG Jurich following her 2005 trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Visiting the remains of Srebrenica massacre victims 10 years after the killing, she invites us to bear witness to their family members’ lasting sorrow.

In Nigeria, the passage of 25 years since a grandmother’s death is reason for a party. Jennifer Oladipo visits relatives and learns how to celebrate, Lagos style. Dress your best and bring lots of cash in small denominations for “spraying” — a custom we’re surprised hasn’t made it to Los Angeles.

Nicole Leistikow
Managing Editor
Baltimore, Maryland

Nicole Leistikow