News Albania Culture: More lives of a cat in 'Crossing'
The writing was so assured it took the reader to the lip of what the mind would not spit out. An Albanian-Kosovan Muslim by birth, author Pajtim Statovci emigrated to Finland sufficiently long ago ...
News Albania Culture: Arab and Islamic Solidarity With Iran's People, the MEK and the NCRI
I salute Albania, the Albanian people and the Albanian culture for having hosted the MEK. In our region there are big differences and problems. If the MEK was in power in Iran, there would have been ...
News Albania Culture: Kosovar artist integrates two cultures
For 20 years, a Dartmouth Kosovar artist has dedicated his life to building bridges between two cultures. In May 1999, Canada responded to the Kosovar refugee crisis by taking in more than 5,000 of them. Zeqirja Rexhepi and his family were
News Albania Culture: The Bektashi are a testament to the power tolerance
culture of the values they espouse. This time, I was asked by to join the roundtable (Freedom of Religion or Belief Roundtable), to represent Albania. Of course, I received that invitation with great ...
News Albania Culture: The singular voice of Father Sava, a Serb abbot in Kosovo
Serbia and Kosovo's leaders do not agree on much these days, but they do share one uncompromising critic: Father Sava, the social media-savvy abbot of a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery. Clad in black robes, bespectacled and with a wiry grey beard, Sava Janjic is the guardian of 14th-century
News Albania Culture: The Mix: The Rolling Stones, Ruido Fest and more things to do in Chicago June 21-27
These include square dancing, salsa, cha-cha, foxtrot, zydeco and country two-step, big band swing, Chicago steppin’ and folk dance styles from India, Albania ... music and culture are ...
News Albania Culture: Commentary: Opposition Party Protests in Albania Threaten Democracy
TIRANA, Albania–On June 8, U.S. State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Palmer implored the leaders of Albania’s two former opposition parties to stop their violent protests against Prime Minister Edi Rama. Since May 12, the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) and the Democratic…
News Albania Culture: Syrian children convey a message of peace through Colors for Peace Exhibition, Albania
“Art is a human culture that unifies humankind and upgrade ... He considered that holding the exhibition in Albania which is the homeland of Mother Teresa reflects the message of the exhibition ...
News Albania Culture: Albanian diplomatic row over EL James' latest sex novel
Tourism officials acknowledge that Albania has been seen as a 'haven for thugs, criminals, and gangsters' in popular culture. But they insist the country's reputation is 'wholly untrue', saying ...
News Albania Culture: This Refugee-Led Cooking Class Is Making Space for Cultural Exchange
Each session is led by a migrant chef, hailing from over ten countries including Ethiopia, Albania, Iran, and The Gambia ... learning and adapting to cuisines outside the mainstream food culture, ...
News Albania Culture: CASTING ALERT: A Pop Culture YouTube Show Needs a Host + More California Auditions
A weekly YouTube series that covers pop culture topics needs a female host ... Shooting will take place in Albania from June 1–22. Talent will be paid a flat rate plus meals, travel, and lodging. ...
News Albania Culture: Baruch Performing Arts Center With Blessed Unrest And Teatri ODA Of Kosovo Present REFUGE
no Jews were taken to concentration camps from Albania, and it was the only country in Europe with more Jews at the end of the war than at the beginning. The Albanians took in people with whom they ...
News Albania Culture: Neighborhood Eats: Albanian food at Çka Ka Qellu
Located on 2321 Hughes Ave. in the Belmont section of the Bronx - an experience to learn about Albanian culture and food is why Ramiz Kukaj opened it. "The Albanians who came 20-30 years back for ...