Scientology Volunteer Ministers Bring Practical Workshops and Bosnian Music to Sarajevo
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Bring Practical Workshops and Bosnian Music to Sarajevo
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Sevdalinka performances and community education accompanied the opening of the first Scientology Volunteer Ministers exhibition in Sarajevo. The public exhibition welcomed visitors to a central square in the Bosnian capital as part of the European Goodwill Tour. When rain interrupted the outdoor opening, a local ensemble performed inside the exhibition's yellow tent. The music included sevdalinka, a form of traditional urban singing added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list in 2024.
Inside the tent, visitors explored 19 subjects from The Scientology Handbook, including communication, family relationships, study and workplace difficulties. Visitors could complement the exhibition panels with guided exercises and short instructional films. Sessions on Scientology assists, techniques presented as a form of spiritual support, attracted particular attention. Organisers news europawahl said 13 participants had begun using techniques introduced during the sessions at home.
The Sarajevo visit followed five weeks of activities in Mostar after the tour entered Bosnia and Herzegovina on 6 June 2026. The programme also has an earlier humanitarian connection with the country. Following the severe floods of 2014, Scientology volunteers helped residents clear damaged properties and recover agricultural facilities, including work at a flooded farm in Kopanica.
Created by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard in the 1970s, the Volunteer Ministers programme provides community training alongside voluntary emergency relief. It forms part of the Church of Scientology's ongoing social and volunteer programmes.
Ivan Arjona, the Church of Scientology representative to the European Union and other international organisations, linked the initiative to human dignity, mutual respect and civic responsibility. "Sarajevo's history and cultural traditions remind us that helping others begins with respect for the people and communities around us," he said.
Following the exhibition, volunteers delivered another workshop for a local cultural association. A further presentation was requested for a wider group of participants. The tour finished this stage of its European itinerary on 8 October 2026.
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