The bitter history of Old Europe must never repeat itself. Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation by Laura Silber and Allan Little is one of the most acclaimed books on the violent dissolution of the former European federation.
Penguin Books has …
North Macedonia should elect minority candidate as president
Law professor Blerim Reka is running against two candidates from the Slav majority. But while ethnic Albanians make up about a third of the population, reasons to choose Reka are more numerous.
This month will be the sixth time that …
Albania in old Encyclopædia Britannica
9th Edition
— Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition, Volume I, “Albania (1.)” —
ALBANIA, a country of considerable extent, which though frequently ruled by turbulent and nearly independ ent chiefs, ranks as one of the provinces of the Turkish empire. …
Kosova’s 10th Independence Day
The Most Serene Republic of Kosovo, known by its native heirs and many righteous friends as Kosova or Dardania, celebrates its 10th Independence Day and the 2410th anniversary of its King Bardylis.
The history of Dardania is as ancient as …
Skanderbeg was a Serb
Or how Serb national ideology constructed the image of the Albanian as an enemy — by Olivera Milosavljević (1951–2015)
Old plan to get rid of Albanians
This is absolutely bullshit. The president of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, says that Albanian culture in Kosova (Kosovo) is no more than 50 years old. That’s why he says his government won’t recognize Kosova as independent and will continue to claim …
Trust in the game: How sports can improve Serb–Albanian relations
…Serbia came to Albania, played football, won the game, and earned the applause of Albanians, the victims of Serbian racism and violence in the wars of last century and the Belgrade stadium last year. The indigenous people showed the virtues
Queen Teuta and sexist historians
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. …
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 …
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? …