Here’s an account of gender equality, small government, and international law at their “finest.”
That Queen Teuta had one of the ambassadors killed may be an invention of ancient historians who wrote from a sexist and pro-Greek point of view. …
Nato’s Kosovo campaign was just
Michael Brendan Dougherty wrote about “The disaster of Kosovo . . . ” in this week’s issue of the Week magazine. His moralist op-ed laments Kosovo’s economic woes.
But he is absolutely wrong in arguing against humanitarian interventions. Kosovo’s …
War refugee cat passes away
A feline pal that followed his human companions during the Kosova War has died. The family rescued Mac (pronounced Matz) 16 years ago.
But in 1999, the animal became one of about a million Kosovars driven out of their homes …
November 9: The True Europe Day
On May 9, 1945, Soviet soldiers occupied Berlin. But what was thought of as the end of the brutal Nazi regime was the beginning of another dictatorship that had the German capital, Germany, and the rest of Europe divided for …
I As a Knight
1.
Once I rode
Once the horse rode me
All the way to Madrid
To Madrid, to Madrid
Up to Morelight.
In a kiosk, oh, in a kiosk
They were selling hamburgers
They were selling hamburgers
And I bought one,…
Say Yes to Racism
I updated my profile picture on Facebook this Friday. But this time I had nothing colorful to share. It was simply a black-and-white image—not of me, or any living thing. I merely posted a graphic file containing a monochrome logo …
Mjeku, not Mixhoku
No, it’s not Midzheiku or Midzhoku. It’s Mjeku. At least in my name, the letter J represents the /j/ sound, and it’s pronounced like the ‘y’ in “York,” “yuck,” “yes.”
The letter J looks like an I. And it’s derived …
Balkan craze: Macedonia vs. Albania
A friend shared a video about the Balkans. A Macedonian Slav on the one side and an ethnic Albanian across the road own restaurants where they serve their native cuisines. The differences are inexistent. But intolerance keeps the Balkan competitors …
What’s More Serious?
What is more serious? To put the Serbia–Albania soccer incident in an American context, let’s ask: is it a KKK crowd chanting “kill all the n****s,” or a banner with MLK’s picture flying into a stadium reserved for Whites only? …
Kosova Citizens Petition for Constitutional Reform
(See original in Albanian)
We, citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, are worried about our democracy. For almost three months after the general elections, our representatives have been unable to carry their duties, and a new government is yet …