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Our silent tongue

Our silent tongue

June 1989, Zagreb — I was riding on a tram with my father. We were sitting in silence, and I can to this day see his smiling eyes with sunny rays around them, his head held high.

We decided not …

Posted on 2019-06-152019-07-19Author Teuta SkenderiCategories DiaryTags Albanian language, oppression, racismLeave a comment on Our silent tongue
Skanderbeg was a Serb

Skanderbeg was a Serb

Or how Serb national ideology constructed the image of the Albanian as an enemy — by Olivera Milosavljević (1951–2015)

http://pescanik.net/skanderbeg-was-a-serb/…

Format LinkPosted on 2015-10-202015-11-03Author PlisiCategories HistoryTags Albanians, Kosovo, racism, SerbiaLeave a comment on Skanderbeg was a Serb
Say Yes to Racism

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 …

Posted on 2014-10-272021-03-24Author Getoar MjekuCategories DiaryTags Albania, Albanians, Kosovo, racism, Serbia, sportsLeave a comment on Say Yes to Racism
What’s More Serious?

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? …

Posted on 2014-10-172021-03-24Author Getoar MjekuCategories DiaryTags Albania, Albanians, Kosovo, racism, Serbia, sportsLeave a comment on What’s More Serious?
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