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Not lost in translation

As I seek the hall of the hotel where the meeting for the interview is arranged, a young man smiles to me and starts to greet me in perfectly smooth Albanian. Many
19 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

Shkodra, in the Thirties’. That we were actually capable of destroying every trace of the heritage of Gjergj Fishta. This is obvious, but what I have never been able to grasp, is
19 years ago
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Relation of Science and Religion in Islam

1. Islamic Conception of Knowledge I start with a well-known tradition from the Prophet Muhammad (SA) that : “Acquisition of knowledge, ‘ilm , is incumbent on every Muslim.” (1) Then the question
19 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

Vlora, twenties of the last Century. Known with the name of AVLONA since ancient times, this port located at a strategic spot on the shores of the Adriatic Sea, witnessed many Rulers
19 years ago
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A trip through the Valbona Valley

During last Summer, more than one thousand foreign tourists set up camp in the valley of the Valbona River, in Tropoja, 225 kilometers North East of Tirana. Never before have the “Cursed
19 years ago
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USA Anniversary

Remarks on the U.S.A Independence Day Tonight we celebrate the 231 anniversary of the birth of the United States of America. We have a reason to be especially happy this year as
19 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

Tirana in the Seventies’. The most Shakespearean ritual of Albanian society in the Second Half of the 20th Century was the rise, the brilliance and, later on, the downward slide into the
19 years ago
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Fight prejudice, give youth a vision

As General Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Ambassador Walter Fust has visited the country four times, noticing each one of them the changes that have accompanied Albania’s
19 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

Tirana: The 20-ties and 30-ties. For Centuries they have been in our midst, but they never integrated and this is not only due to the “condescension” of the Albanians, but also because
19 years ago
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Forsaken Albania

Albania 1943-44. I began this in last week’s edition with rare images of German military presence in the country and I close this with the photographs of this edition, which show the
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