Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić

• Name — Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić • Birth Name — Nasiha Kapidžić • Born — 6 December 1932 • Birthplace — Banja Luka, Kingdom of Yugoslavia • Died — 22 September 1995 • Place of death — Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Occupation — Poet, writer

She was born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; then Yugoslavia on 6 December 1931. Her father, Hadžić Ali Effendi Kapidžić, was a senior Imam in Royal Yugoslav Army. As a little girl she had leg surgery and wore a cast, rendering her bedridden. Six-year-old Nasiha began writing for the first time during her recovery. She attended elementary and high school in Banja Luka and moved to Belgrade to study at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy, where she earned her academic degree. She later taught at Banja Luka Gymnasium and was a radio producer for children shows on Radio Sarajevo. • Illustration — Dedication to Kapidžić-Hadžić in Sarajevo Kapidžić-Hadžić's was first published in 1962 where work A Masquerade in the Woods was included in an anthology. She would go on to write poems, stories and plays, some of which have been translated to other languages, others have become set texts for schools. Her final published work was a collection of her radio plays in the 1980s. Kapidžić-Hadžić was living in Sarajevo during the 1990s siege, and died due to her poor health during this time on 22 September 1995. She was survived by her daughter, Aida. On 15 April 1996 a national stamp was issued in her honour. A stairway, decorated with poems of seven writers featuring Kapidžić-Hadžić was opened in 2013.

Kapidžić-Hadžić childhood home was recognised as a National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and given protected status in the country for its links to the author. There is a memorial with the poem, Vezeni most ("Embroidered Bridge") at the home. The house was built in the 18th century and is located in Mejdan, Banja Luka Kapidžić-Hadžić's father bought it in 1920 from Muhamed Bey Kulenović.