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Enver Hoxha's Influence on Southern Africa
The following article was originally written as a primary source analysis for a history course on the global anti-apartheid movement at...
Enri Lala
Oct 14, 20245 min read
Hasan Prishtina and the Uprising of 1912
Hasan Berisha, later known as Hasan Prishtina, was an Albanian patriot and politician who played a prominent role in the Albanian...
Andina Pepshi
Sep 27, 202411 min read
Thank You, USA: Why Kosova Loves the United States
The following article is the full script for the social media post our Creative Director, Andina Pepshi, made for Shoqata Akademike dhe...
Andina Pepshi
Aug 30, 20248 min read
Erina Baci: Uncovering a New Chapter in Albanian Archaeology
“A nation that forgets its past has no future,” runs a famous saying. The Albanians have a complex relationship with history. Deep, long...
Enri Lala
Aug 26, 202418 min read
Adriatik Lapaj and the Future of Albania
‘Shqipëria Bëhet’ is a rather oblique phrase without a direct translation. Its meaning is best understood as ‘Albania will make something...
Enri Lala
Jul 19, 202417 min read
Adriatik Lapaj dhe e Ardhmja e Shqipërisë
‘Shqipëria Bëhet’ është një shprehje qe vështirë mund të përkthehet pa humbur kuptimin. Ajo shpreh një optimizëm të thellë, por tani...
Enri Lala
Jul 19, 202417 min read
The History Behind the Dea of Butrint
The Head of Dea, Dea of Butrint, The Goddess of Butrint, The Head of Apollo. Each of these names refers to the most famous sculptural...
Andina Pepshi
Jul 9, 20246 min read
25,000 Albanians Walk Into a Stadium: A Day in Hamburg
In their second match of Euro 2024, Albania was set to face Croatia. Little Albania, described by YouTube “experts” as the weakest team...
Enri Lala
Jun 30, 20244 min read
The Rose of Çamëria
In 1994 the Albanian Parliament marked the 27th of June as the official commemoration day of the Çam expulsion, honoring a key and tragic...
Enri Lala
Jun 27, 20243 min read
My Journey in Albanian-American Media
“Raise your hand if you want to pursue education outside of Albania?” In a class of thirty 13-year-olds, twenty-nine of them raised their...
Kendra Duli
May 11, 20246 min read
The EaglePod: Bringing Albanian-American Stories to Light
In late April, I sat down with Lorena Culaj, the host of the EaglePod. We are both board members of Shoqata Akademike dhe Profesionale...
Enri Lala
May 6, 20242 min read
Young Ismail Kadare's 'Longing for Albania'
Young Kadare during his post-graduate studies at Moscow's Maxim Gorky Institute of World Literature with the Latvian poet and translator...
Enri Lala
Feb 12, 20243 min read
A Conversation With the Man Who Brought Albanian to Harvard
"We need to see each other as an opportunity, not as a threat." Albanians have a longer history at Harvard than might first meet the eye....
Enri Lala
Oct 26, 202317 min read
Ancient Peoples, Modern Narratives: Forming National Identities in Albania and Iran
A few months ago, halfway through my History of Achaemenid Persia class, I came to Professor John Lee to present a few ideas for a final...
Enri Lala
Oct 3, 20238 min read
Mit'hat Frashëri's Historic Speech to Communist-Occupied Albania (1949)
In August of 1949, Mit'hat Frashëri, the descendant of the foremost Albanian family and former leader of the Balli Kombëtar (National...
Enri Lala
Jul 24, 20234 min read
The Legend from Hoti: Marko Miljanov’s “Life and Customs of the Albanians”
The Albanian tradition of hospitality and kinship ranks among the most ancient societal codes in the Balkans. This tradition is most...
Muamer Hysenaj Hoti
Jun 13, 20234 min read
A Poet Against A Brutal Regime: Villson Blloshmi's "Sahara"
Vilson Blloshmi was born on March 18th, 1948 in a village near Librazhd, Albania to a kulak family of landowning peasants. It was a...
Enri Lala
May 17, 20233 min read
The Albanian Ideal
Mit’hat Frashëri was the son of Abdyl and nephew of Sami and Naim Frashëri, three of the most important leaders of the Rilindja...
Enri Lala
Feb 12, 20235 min read
"Red Pashas": Ismail Kadare's Most Important Poem
Ismail Kadare remains the greatest master of the Albanian language. It is through a stunning literary talent that his works broke down...
Enri Lala
Dec 22, 20225 min read
Ismail Qemali Declares Albania's Independence
The date is November 28th, 1912. From the balcony of Xhemil Bey Vlora’s house, the forty delegates unveil the national flag and declare...
Enri Lala
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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