It was 97 years ago when Luigj Guarkuqi, Dom Nikoll Kacorri and Ismail Qemali gathered in the city of Vlore, raised the Albanian flag, and declared Albania independent from the Ottoman Empire. And today, November 28, hundreds of Albanian-Americans celebrated Albanian’s independence in the Belmont Section of the Bronx and then moved up to the Our Lady of Shkoder Church, in Hartsdale, NY, where both Albanian Catholics and Muslims joined in the ceremony of raising the Albanian flag in the front of the church, which by now has become an annual tradition of the Albanian church.
Father Peter Popaj, the administrator of the Church offered Mass in the Albanian language and asked the churchgoers to pray for the souls of those Albanians’ who fought and died to make sure that Albania became independent. “If it were not for those brave Albanians who were willing to fight and die for Albania, we would not have a free and independent Albania” said Popaj during the Mass.
Mark Gjonaj, the co-founder of the Albanian-American Community Association and the organizer of this historical event made sure that the streets of the Bronx were decorated with both Albania and American flags.
“Today, we are all Albanians” said James Vacca, New York City Councilman, and a vivid supporter of both the Albanian and Kosovar communities of the Bronx. Mr. Vacca’s organized the firs independence day in the City Hall commemorating the first anniversary of Kosovo’s independence, and was instrumental in naming part of Lydig Avenue in the Bronx after Mather Theresa
In the 1500s, Albania came under the rule of the Ottoman Empire (centered in what is now Turkey), and did not gain its independence until 1912. From 1944 to 1990, Albania was a Communist state, ruled by Enver Hoxha, a Muslim dictator, who prohibited the mentioning of the names of the real architects of Albanian’s independence, Luigj Gurakuqi and Dom Nikoll Kacorri, because they were both Roman Catholics from the Northern Albania city of Shkoder, which Hoxha hated passionately. Kocorri and Gurakuqi wrote the Declaration of Independence in the Albanian language as the rest of the group could not write or read Albania.
Though today, their contribution to Albania’s independence if acknowledged by Albanian’s government, the Monument of Independence in Vlora, which was erected during the communist rule, still is a misrepresentation as neither Gurakuqi nor Kacorri are depicted in this Monument.
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from philadelphia, happy independence day to all albanians
Oh, come on, you are trying to change the history of Albania? You know that Ismail Qemali and Isa Boletini are the ones who raised the flag in Volara. This is a acvt accepted by the entire word, man. You cann not change it now no matter how you spin it. And who the heck is Nikoll Kacorri? I never heard of him til' I read this peace of ... you wrote.
Happy Independence day to all Albos! I love you all.
"Enver Hoxha, a Muslim dictator". This article writer is not a stupid, but an anti muslim and anti Albanian. He hates everything is muslim and Albanian. Good thing he didn't show hate against Ismail Qemali.
Haw about Duce (Benitto Musolini, Hitler, Stalin. Were they muslims? How about you that every article you publish in this newspaper, with tons of hate and racism? Are you a muslim racist? This newspaper MUST stop publish his articles as they are against the American laws and human rights.
Enver Hoxha was an atheist not a muslim.
I WAS A MUSLISM AND I KILLED CATHOLICS EVERY CHNACE I GOT. CHECK THE NUMBERS WHAT I DUID TO THE PRIESTS.
Yeah... happy independence... we will have a reason to celebrate when ignorance and hatred, dressed up nicely in "christian" robes is eradicated from our midst.
Pjeter: You have no reasons whatsoever to celebrate this date. You have no reasons whatsoever to remember such an anniversary.
You have no knowledge at all, whatsoever, about what happened that day.
Apparently, you have no reasons at all to celebrate the independence day of a nation of probably 90% or more Muslims.
And most importantly, you cannot celebrate the anniversary of a day like this, when 97 years ago, a MUSLIM, named Ismail Qemali, raised the flag of freedom in Vlore; where, by the way, there are no Catholics at all.
It is shameful, it is despicable, abominable, loathsome and abhorrent the attitude you keep towards the Albanian people.
Utterly, totally, 1000% abhorrent!
You are the very shame of our people. I bet you were raised with that spirit; you couldn't possibly have acquired it in the States.
shameful!
@Zotrules,
I was born and raised in an internemnet camp in Albania because of the Muslims. All the internees, known as anti-communists, were Catholics. But all the guards, police, and other persecutors were Muslim. Two of my uncles, who were priests, were executed by Enver Hoxha. My father was imprisoned by the same Muslism dictataro because he, my father, was an ant-communist. We are tired of you Muslims stating that you are the majority. No, you are not. In Albania, you are a minority, who are ruling us. And as far as 90% of a nation being Muslism, check you numbers again. Do not count the Kosovars. Thye are nort Albania. They are KOSOVARS from KOSOVO. Nor are the muslims from Macedonia Albanians. Geat real. This is the Independence day for Albania not Kosovo or Macedonia or mantenegro. It is for Albania only. And the onese who made it possible were the Catholics. Check the facts again, and again. Enveri tought you otherwise, I know that, but learn the truth now.
To Hysni Lici,
Was it againts the Amarican Laws and Human Rights Laws when Enver Hoxha, a Muslism Dictaror, killed, executed, interned, imprisoned, expelled, and exiled, most of the Albanian Catholics because of their religion. I believe you are a Kosovar, and than may give you an excuse, because you guys loved him because you did not know him. We loved Tito and Miloshevic, too, because we did not know them. But now is time that we admit the truth. And it may hurt, but Enver Hoxha and his ruling eleite were ineed all Muslism and persecuted the Catholics because Catholics were the educated class, the intelegensia, and the onse who could resist him. The others helped him in persecuting the Catholic community.
@ Tina...
If you represent the Catholics of Albania, then I can understand Pjerin too. I vehemently reject the idea that you could have the least bit to do with them. I are simply not worth my time.
PS: FYI, i am a christian. More christian than you'll ever be; comprising dead uncles, dead aunts, dead kins&all as well as including all your posterity and all future generations.
It is just a good day! Even in the anniversary of the proclamation of independence, I get to talk to people about Christ! The word of the day is that you have nothing in common with Jesus. You are filled with hatred, you are filled with ignorance; that's why you, even today, can't find a reason to celebrate, but torture yourself with hate and disgust.
GET A LIFE! Get some Jesus!
Beautifully said, zotrules, the catholic church is way down the drain and so far from the Holy Bible and the life of Jesus Christ. Probably even less significant than the muslim Mecca. And by now (as of 1988 A.D.) the church age has come to its end. Only the Bible rules and proves everything.. as it is God's word. The truth is you can't even be a true Albanian, nor any other nationality, outside of the Bible. So there you have it.. how many true (born-again) Albanians are there anyway. Oh but a few, but a few indeed... yet a great many wanna bes. How many people would know the mighty value of the Albanian language, which has been officially perverted in its character and diction to some extent. How many people realize that the author of the Albanian language is God, the creator, such that there should be no changes or ramification imposed upon it. Seek and trust the scriptures, the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that God willing you might also be a true Albanian in Christ. My contact, jlotaj@aol.com.
Pjerin Lumaj,you are so narrow minded,blind and ignorant!Dictator Hoxha was a religion less,godless piece of crap.Sadly i have to admit that you are replacing his ideology in opposite way,your article tell me that if you could have the power,you would be worst then him (Hoxha).@ Tina,I feel sorry for you hun,you are brainless,emptyhead...!I have news for you anti Albanians and pro any religion:You are minority,you will never see Albania the way you like!
Happy Independence Day, Albania! You are dear to me! Vudekie fashismit, liri e populet!
Can anybody find a document written by Ismail Qemali in the Albanian language? If anyone can, please put it on this comment. There is none! He did not speak Albania nor write it at all. The document of Albania's independence was indeed written by Gurakuqi and Kacorri. Check the library of Albania and the inretnet to. It was the Chatholics who fought to have Albania independent. Qemali wanted it to remien a province of Turky, but Catholics opposed it. Oh, another thing, How come that the Statue in Vlora does not have Gurakuqi in it? Why not? Does it have to do with him being LUIGJ???? May be, I do not know, but it makes a case for the author. However, happy idependence day to all Albanians.
to Tina,
Kosovars fought and shaded blood for that independece too, check you history, Isa Boletini, Lidhje E prizrenit, Hasan Prishtina & 1000X more, so STOP with b/s and nonsence comments were not albanians. we're always there when our nation needed us. As for religion, why can't we all have our own faiths/beliefs? We were and still are an example for religious tolerance in the whole wide world so STOP spreding false and hatred towards muslims or else tell the WORLD you are NOT albanians but christians instead, 'cuz we muslims ARE Albanians and always will be.
Wow,I never thought there are some Albos who prefer religion over Nationality,especially "educated" ones like this moron!The author of this article is more dangerous than any disease or virus for us Albanians,there is no difference between him and the talibans they both have same ideology to spread hate whenever they can,shame on you Pjerin Lumovic! May God save Albanians from Albanian speaking empty heads.
One thing that I always see is that Muslims claim that we the Albanins are tolerant. It is true that we, the Catholics, are. We tolerated the Muslims to persecute us for 500 years under the Turks, and then 50 under Enver Hoxha, and now 20 years under Sali Berisha. All of them, the Turks, Hoxha, and Berisha have one thing in common. Guess What?????? Happy Independence from whom? From one Muslism to another? Please! Muslims called independence because Albania it was transferred from one Muslism to another to another and so on. Catholics never got any independence even though they are the ones who saved Albania for the Muslims. Now that we mention Luigj and Nikoll, you are up on your hands because of their names. Why? They were the real Albanians nor Isa, Ismail, etc. Merry Christmass to you all!
I read here some disgusting comments full of hatred frustration and insults. Whoever wrote those words is not Albanian, because Albanians are Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims and whoever throws mud to his brothers, has thrown mud to his own home.
It is ok to promote your religion through love and compassion but is disgraceful to do that by insulting others. Whoever does that is working nor for Jesus or Mohamed but for Serbia and Greece and therefore can only be called one shameful name TRAITOR !
I read here some disgusting comments full of hatred frustration and insults. Whoever wrote those words is not Albanian, because Albanians are Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims and whoever throws mud to his brothers, has thrown mud to his own home.
It is ok to promote your religion through love and compassion but is disgraceful to do that by insulting others. Whoever does that is working nor for Jesus or Mohamed but for Serbia and Greece and therefore can only be called one shameful name TRAITOR !
To Egon,
You comment makes sense until you claim that nayone who promotes religion ...... is doing the work of the Serbs and Greeks. Why these tow names here? Greeks and Serbs have one thing in common, don't they? They are Christians. But Turky, a Muslism nation, who occupied us for 500 years is not our enemy? It makes me wonder whose side are you on. I dislike this author very much, but on the other hand true history of Albania agrees with him. It was the Catholics who faught more than we dit for Albania. We submitted to the Turks, they did not. We submitted to the Communists, they did not. Any way, like you comment. Happy Thanksgiving
The only Muslim mentioned by this author is Ismail Qemali. The rest are catholics. Well, I understand it, he is a Catholic too. I see some objectivity here, though. Peace to all Albanians
I cannot believe this article. Why is this author writing misinformation? He may be willing to tell us? I believe that muslims are the once that saved Albania and Kosova fronm the Serbs who are Christians. They, Serb Christians were going to kill us all because we are muslims and for no other resaons. We hate them and this guy likes them when he writes this think.
This is unfortunately an extension of the blind american anti-islamic hatred which however has not and should not extend to Albania's past and present.
This article is filled with erroneous claims such as "muslim dictator", Gurakuqi and Kacorri were the ideators and the only ones who could write and speak Albanian. How did you come to that conclusion? Sadly, this cynical albanian makes no reference that Ismail Qemail, the head of the Albanian independent movement, was in fact a muslim. So were many key players of 28/09/12 like Isa Boletini, Hasan Prishtina, Bajram Curri, Azem Galica, etc.
This article is actually so ridiculous, that it makes me doubt his journalistic standards by his inability to research and back his arguments with valid documentation.
Going back to my original thought, I understand that this article is addressed to american-albanians, who unfortunately like the rest of Americans associate all muslims with either dictators, or terrorists, be that Albanian o
This is unfortunately an extension of the blind american anti-islamic hatred which however has not and should not extend to Albania's past and present.
This article is filled with erroneous claims such as "muslim dictator", Gurakuqi and Kacorri were the ideators and the only ones who could write and speak Albanian. How did you come to that conclusion? Sadly, this cynical albanian makes no reference that Ismail Qemail, the head of the Albanian independent movement, was in fact a muslim. So were many key players of 28/09/12 like Isa Boletini, Hasan Prishtina, Bajram Curri, Azem Galica, etc.
This article is actually so ridiculous, that it makes me doubt his journalistic standards by his inability to research and back his arguments with valid documentation.
Going back to my original thought, I understand that this article is addressed to american-albanians, who unfortunately like the rest of Americans associate all muslims with either dictators, or terrorists, be that Albanian o
This is unfortunately an extension of the blind american anti-islamic hatred which however has not and should not extend to Albania's past and present.
This article is filled with erroneous claims such as "muslim dictator", Gurakuqi and Kacorri were the ideators and the only ones who could write and speak Albanian. How did you come to that conclusion? Sadly, this cynical albanian makes no reference that Ismail Qemail, the head of the Albanian independent movement, was in fact a muslim. So were many key players of 28/09/12 like Isa Boletini, Hasan Prishtina, Bajram Curri, Azem Galica, etc.
This article is actually so ridiculous, that it makes me doubt his journalistic standards by his inability to research and back his arguments with valid documentation.
Going back to my original thought, I understand that this article is addressed to american-albanians, who unfortunately like the rest of Americans associate all muslims with either dictators, or terrorists, be that Albanian o
I never knew that Albania has any Catholics because we always read that Albanians are Muslims. I am happy someone writes that this view is not true and Albania has heroes who are of the Catholic belief.
To ANP,
It is true that Luigj Gurakuqi and Dom Nikoll Kacorri were the main organizers of Albania’s movement for independence. And its is also true that Isa Boletini, Hasan Prishtina, Bajram Curri, Azem Galica, etc., participated at the event. But, the latter were invited by Kacorri and Gurakuqi. They came from Kosovo, excluding Qemali who came from Turkey, and who opposed full independence for Albania. Thus, they were not Albanians from Albania. They were Kososvars. As far as Gurakuqi and Kacorri being the only ones from the group who could write/read Albania, it is also true because no one can find any document written in in Albanian by any of the others, but Gurakuqi and Kacorri. Qemali did not even speak Albanian, but only Turkish. You may disagree with the author, but the fact are the facts and he stated them properly.
To ANP, Continued
And as an Albanian-American , I am offended by your insinuation that all of us assume that all Muslims are dictator and terrorists. However, there is no one Muslim country in the world, including Albania and Kosovo, which has a functioning democracy. Out of the 26 conflicts in the world right now, 25 are in the Muslim world. The most egregious human rights violations are in the Muslim world. And though not all Muslims are terrorists, all terrorists are Muslim. And one more thing, it was the naive Christian Americans who defeated Miloshevic and liberated Kososvo. If it were not for us, the naive Amaricans, Kosovars would have been wiped out completely by the Serbs. Check you fact, Dude, before you insult us again.You may disagree with the author, but you know that for 50 years in Albania, praising a Catholic priest such as Fishta, Kacorri, etc, was a crime punishable by harsh jail time.
My family and I are from Albania and had to flee it many years ago because as Catholics we had no rights and no future. For example: No matter how well a Catholic kid did in school, he/she was not allowed to pursue higher education, unless his parents had joined the communist regime. We could not work for the government as they considered us to be anti-communists. We could not travel to the border areas without police permission. We could not vote for any other candidates but one nominated by the Muslim communists. We could not run for an office. We could not speak freely or practice our religion. and so on. All these things happened to us because we were Catholics and the ones who did them to us were our Muslim brothers.
To Albanian-American Boy:
First and foremost, you are very biased and prejudiced against Albanian Muslims. Secondly, you try to establish a link between communism and islam in Albania. Unfortunately, there is no link whatsoever. It is your duty as a journalist to verify your sources. I am here to condamn your disgraceful arguments.
No religion had a priority in Albania. We abolished religion in 1967. Roman Catholics didn't suffer any more than the Muslims, Bektashis, or Orthodox did. There is nothing that suggests otherwise, only hear-say fairy tales. Hoxha didn't persecute anyone because of their religion, but because they opposed against the system he was building. We all were the victims.
Religion played absolutely no role on the Albanian Independent movement of 1912, because Christians and Muslims fought together. I am pretty sure that if Fishta, Gurakuqi, Dom Kacorri and others would very ashamed of you, self-righteous brainwashed "americans" from Albania.
To Albanian-American Boy: Continued...
Furthermore, your credentials on this topic are far from sufficient. I have read Albanian from tens of sources, and the division I blame you are creating is a rare one. We are ALBANIANS, my friend. Every religion was brought through occupation, thus never fully embraced by Albanians to this day.
And there come the Albanian-"Americans", who by immitating the "churchgoing" phenomenon of Americans, have turned to religion in an exclusive and an isolating manner. It's only the self-righteous "american"-albanian catholics that never saw the light of day in Albania because of their "harsh persecution", while the muslims of Albania were living in luxury praising Allah 5 times a day for Enver Hoxha. Get real shoku!
Muslims, Catholics, and Orthodox are all ALBANIANS, all united at all times under the double-headed eagle.
TO Albanian-American boy:
You wrote: ------You may disagree with the author, but you know that for 50 years in Albania, praising a Catholic priest such as Fishta, Kacorri, etc, was a crime punishable by harsh jail time.----
That's a lie. Very simple. Have you ever watched the Albanian movie "Nentori i Dyte"? There is a scene where Ismail Qemali is signing the independence declaration. At his right was Vehbi Dibra, Muslim representative, and at his left, guess who? None other but Dom Nikoll Kacorri. Now, if Enver Hoxha was taking the credit from Dom Kacorri, why give him such a central role in this story? Why name streets, boulevards, schools after Luigj Gurakuqi? What have you got to say now?
Accept your biased foolishness, and educate yourself.
To ANP,
Albanian-American Boy
I believe that you have read the Albanian history many times, but it was the history of excluding the Catholic community that Hoxha, you friend wrote. See, you believe that every religion was brought by occupation. No, St. Paul came to Illyria in the year 56 After Christ, and preached to the Illyrians, and moved on to Italy (check Bible). But he did not invade us, nor did his followers. However, in the 1500’s Turkey invaded Albania, and forced Islam upon us. And that is that is the difference, Shoku. Further, we the Albanian-Americans are imitating the “churchgoing” Americans. We are Americans, Shoku, and our religion existed before America was discovered, Shoku (refer to the Bible)
With re. to communists. They were all Muslim. Check Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu. Ramiz Alia, Sali Berisha. And they all, one way or another, persecuted the Catholic Community. See if Berisha has any Minister who are Catholics? facts are not disgreace, they are facts...
and facts is what bothers you. How many priests did Enver Hoxha, “our Brother” execute? How many Churches did he destroy? How many Catholics did he imprison, intern, and kill? And why did he do that? You know that I know that you know the proper answer: BECAUSE THEY WERE CATHOLICS, KAURRA. The truth hurts, does not it? However, the American-Brainwashed-Christians saved your as.. from the Serbs, and that is a sin that YOU, my MUSLIM Brother do not recognize. We spilled our blood and guts to save you, the Islamic Albanians, who are so full of ... and fail to appreciated our blood. Time will come when you will need American again. mark my words.
TO Albanian-American boy:
You wrote: ------You may disagree with the author, but you know that for 50 years in Albania, praising a Catholic priest such as Fishta, Kacorri, etc, was a crime punishable by harsh jail time.----
That's a lie. Very simple. Have you ever watched the Albanian movie "Nentori i Dyte"? There is a scene where Ismail Qemali is signing the independence declaration. At his right was Vehbi Dibra, Muslim representative, and at his left, guess who? None other but Dom Nikoll Kacorri. Now, if Enver Hoxha was taking the credit from Dom Kacorri, why give him such a central role in this story? Why name streets, boulevards, schools after Luigj Gurakuqi? What have you got to say now?
Accept your biased foolishness, and educate yourself.
I can’t help but laugh about your comments. Enver Hoxha imprison, intern and kill everyone who oppossed him regardless of his/her religion. Period. I am not gloryfing him, but unlike you I am telling it how it was. There isn’t one single evidence that Enver Hoxha favoured the Muslims. The reason why a lot of former high ranked communist were Muslims is explaned by the fact that the Christians did not cooperate with the system, and the fact that there are more Muslims than Christians in Albania. That doesn’t mean that their religion had anything to do with it, because they never promoted or encouraged any islamic values. Morever, they were never able to even practise it. Now, some Albanian-“american” catholics seem to be holier than the pope, by claiming supremacy, and victimization, yet shame on you for disregarding the suffering of the entire Albanian nation.
@ANP,
Oh, yes, in that movie, Isamil Qemali signs the DI, but there is no document to prove that he could write, read, or speak Albania. And Dom Nikoll Kacorri, who wrote the DI in Albania, watches Qrmali signing. Now, if that is the bias that you are talking bout, I agree with you. Do you know that at the behest of Ramiz Alia, a Kosovar himself, the bust of Luigj Gurakuqi and Nikoll Kacorri were removed from the Vlora Independence Monument. They are not there, check it out. The once portrayed in that Monument are all MUSLIM. WHY? Catholics did not deserve to be there? Come on, man, you are smarter than that. It is not that we hate you. The truth is that you refuses to accept the truth as was, is and will be. Muslims are holding Albania back and you know that.
You so right, man. Muslism did indeed cooperate with the Turks, Nazzies, and Communists, whereas Catholics refused to do just that. And that is why they were persecuted because they stood up against the Turks, nazzies and Communists. You did not, could not, and would not because you loved them, you were them, and continue to be them.
Saint Paul visited Illyria. Bible does not say whether he established a church there, or Christian community. This is also very much reflected by the fact he never wrote a letter to any Illyrian church as he need with the Greeks or Romans. Christianity is a religion spread by violence and occupation, whether you agree or not. If not Albania, than in most of the world. Anyway, that’s another topic. All religions in Albania came as a result of occupation.
Don’t be so foolish to take credit for something you personally have no relation to, just because you reside in USA. You didn’t spill any blood for Albania or Kosovo. American army did. How dare you take this honour from them?!
Who are you calling “Islamic Albanians”? Shame on you! Shame that you call yourself an Albanian and despise your own people.
By the way, I am a CHRISTIAN from Lezha, and I feel disgusted to be associated with “albanians” like yourself.
Also, there was no "catholic movement" as such to stand together against "muslims". How do you come up with these theories anyway? I know you live in USA and you are meant to hate muslims, but to hate your people?? That's just makes you a hypocrite.
Even Edith Durham, explained the rich religious harmony in Albania and netrual stance of Albanians when it came to religion. Moreover, YOU KNOW THAT. You are a hypocrite, that's why you can't admit it.
Communism and islam have nothing in common, even more so in ALBANIA.
@ANP,
So your argument is that all American Christians are meant to hate Muslims. How stupid can you be? Is not the American Christian Solders who liberated Kososvao Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, etc., saving millions of people from their own Muslim Dictators? And why would you assume that I did not serve in Kosovo? Do not assume things.
Re. living in the USA., It is true, I do, and I love it. You live here to, but you hate it. That makes you the hypocrite not me. I live here. I love it here. I am more American than Albania and I do not deny it. You are confused as to what you are. You a Christian from Lezhe? Please do not tell anyone else, because you would make other Lezhians shameful.
Reading these comments make me want to puke. The author has the God-given right to express himself as he sees it fit. And we may choose to read his articles, or ignore them. That is our right, too. But to argue, as you are doing here, that Christians in Albania were not persecuted by the communist regime, my uncle, a priest, who was executed on November 22, 1945, in Shkoder, in the Name of The People, by a bunch of communist midgets from the south. And no one should argue that Communism and Islam had nothing in common. It is a well-known fact that Communists were mostly Muslim. Very few Catholics would accept communism, unless one came from Mirdita. I am glad that some one is putting these facts out there for the world to see them. The truth has been hidden for long time that Albanian Muslims have not persecuted Catholics. Our families would disagree with that.
I like this article. As a matter of fact, I love it. I, as a persecuted person and family, do encourage all Albanian Cathoics to write moer about their persecution in Albania, beit by the Muslims or the government. Otherwise, our past will be written by them instead of us. So please, anyone with a past write and write as much as you can, but always keep it real.
useless to notice here that just a few Albanians participate in this discussion... and a whole lot bunch of Serbs. Or, just one Srp using a lot of other nicks. That's as much as "albanian" this whole discussion gets. I surely appreciate those serbians who write here with their own credentials, no matter what their viewpoints are. But the rest? A waste of time. Albanian-Americans... what a sham! What a breed of idiots, what a breed of dullards wrapped inside morons!
I just simply can't believe, in the year of our Lord 2009, backward people still think they can achieve anything productive at all by draining their energy to this useless propaganda "warfare".
Yes, I can see... Albanians, Serbians, Paramecia, other unclassified mono-cellular organisms... Catholics and catholic-wannabes... Muslims... oh yeah, inhuman!
Serbians-Christians...
Catholics-Unclassified...
Jesus? No where! God forbid Serbians and Catholics ever mentioning that!
What a heap of crap!
Get a life Pjerin!
Nje i marre e hedhe nje fjale pa vend,100 te mencur nuk munden ta rivendosin ate fjale!Kjo vlen per autorin e ketij artikulli!!!Perkthenja dikush nese ka mundesi,ju lutem!Ju faleminderit
Slow down every one.
We are Illyrians-Albanians and our religions werent around when we were first Illyrians-Albanians. Now my parents are Albanian one muslim, one catholic and guess what each of their families in communist Albania were persecuted, one grandfather shot the other locked up for over 20 years. The Albanians you talk about during communism didnt care about their religions they cared only for power and money. It is a fact that the catholics in early times were intellectuals as the church educated them on the other hand Muslims did not have that luxury.
However please do not attempt to question the motives of catholic or Muslim in attaining independence for Albania no one here can hold a candle to the muslims and catholics above their motives were for Albania and its citizens only. NOT TO A CHURCH OR MOSQUE if you fools here feel that you are more catholic than the pope or more of a muslim than any turk them move there and we Albanians are going to be better off without y
To Duro,
My wife and I are in the same situation as your parents were. I am an RC and she was raised in a Muslim family in Kososvo. We get alone very well, and her family is great. They come to m y family for my religious Holly Days and I and my family and I go over theirs. Just great. I am loving it. And so are my two children Claudia and Joseph. To have one call the other less Albania because of one's religion, is a travesty. Those Albanians who were brave enough to fight the occupiers and get us an independent Albania, were great, and cannot be replaced by the ones who are commenting here in their disfavor. Merry Christmas to all of you. May Good Bless Albania and the Albanian People.
@Zotrules,
What kind of idiot are you? We are Albanian-Americans, aren't we? I was only 11 years old when my parents brought me here. I was raised here and I love this country. You have a problem with that, you can leave. No one invited you to join us here in the US. My parent were, indeed, persecuted in Albania because of their religion. My father was imprisoned for 7 years because in 1967, he refused to participate in knocking down the Cross from the village church. They accused him of agitation and propaganda. The investigator (operative) was muslim,and so were the judge and the so called jury. They told my father that as long as you denounce the Church and Jesus Christ, you will go free. He refused, and they convicted and sentenced him. This USA that you appear to hate, guarantees us the right to practice our religion, have a church, and even a Mosque, where Muslims like you can plot against the USA, or peach hatred. Sham on you, Zotrule. Change that name, please.
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Marry me? Language not a barrier to Serb-Albanian match
By Briseida Mema and Jovan Matic (AFP) – 19 hours ago
GRUDE E RE, Albania — "I love you's" scribbled on their hands in a language they don't understand, Vidan and Djana pledge themselves in marriage and commit to a new life together.
Never mind their nations' history of conflict and suspicion, or the 18-year age gap, Vidan Mitrovic's long search for a bride has taken him from a hamlet in southwest Serbia across the border to northern Albania.
Their countries, ethnically and religiously poles apart, have sparred for generations, notably over Kosovo, and suspicions still linger.
Now, shy and blushing with the emotion of the occasion, 24-year-old Djana Isufi is preparing to leave her home in the Albanian village of Grude e Re.
Vidan, 42, takes her hand and writes "I love you" in pen on it in the only words of Albanian he knows.
She, in turn, writes the same message o
@"albanian"-american-boy.
You are not an Albanian. It's that simple. Also, if you really live in the US, you are a complete moron. Way way stupid. You can't even spell English. You can't even write properly. Yet, you claim you've been there since you were 11, and you really believe you can fool anyone... - unless you have a severe brain damage plus suffer from dyslexia.
2. I've never been in the US in my whole life. Still, I love the US more than you love your country, - that is SERBIA.
3. Yes you are a MORON, because I am a Christian. I believe in Jesus Christ as God and Creator of the universe; very much unlike you, your father, your whole Serbian family and other Serbian criminals like you. But you Srps (snake head, from old Albanian) have nothing to do with Jesus. You are just bloody criminals and atrocious murderers. Not all Serbs are like this(God forbid), but all srps like you ARE for sure.
You pretend to be Christian, but you are simply a heinous abhorrent misanthrope!
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