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 …
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? …
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 …
April 7, 1939: The fascist invasion of Albania
On April 7, 1939, Fascist Italy invaded Albania. Resistance in the tiny European country was brief. King Zog I, Queen Geraldine, and their newborn son were forced into exile.
“The b*** has escaped,” said the Italian foreign minister, Count Ciano, …
Anniversary of Nato’s Kosovo campaign
March 24, 1999 — The U.S.-led NATO troops begin the 78-day aerial campaign against Serbia and the so-called Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to stop the genocide in Kosova (Kosovo). I remember the evening of 15 years ago when Western jets …
Did Bismarck support “greater Albania”?
(Excerpt from Jusuf Buxhovi’s Kosova history series)
Lexoje shqip • Read in Albanian
Overdue by a year, the Albanian League assigned Abdyl Frashëri and Mehmet Ali Vrioni to travel to European capitals to present the Albanian issue as key to …
Schoolteacher donates lifetime salary
For 21 years, Shaban Sfishta returned every paycheck to the Kosovar government in an unmatched effort to help his country through times of war and reconstruction. He says he survived through faith and subsistence farming.
A former chemistry teacher from …
Myths about northern Kosovo
Dallas, Texas — The Serbian government on one side and insensible European idealists on the other — including naive Albanians who simply don’t get it — have propagated fundamental misconceptions about northern Kosovo. The list, though not comprehensive, is a …
Serbia’s economic nonsense
Kosovo’s reciprocating to an export ban by Serbia may lead to incorrigible economic losses for the latter. Even if access to the Kosovar market resumes, Serbian products may no longer be able to regain prominence, having been replaced by domestic …