“When my brother, Gjergji, accidentally met an English tourist, Stefan Vinter, who he brought home, I was summoned to the Branch (of the Security/Secret Police), where Feçor Shehu and Xheudet Miloti…” / The memoirs of the former Bishop of Shkodra
From Dom Zef Simoni Part ten Memorie.al publishes an unknown study by Dom Zef Simoni, titled "The Persecution of the...
“In 1878, there was a piano in Kolë Çoba’s house in Shkodër, and his children studied in the conservatories of Italy…” / The unknown history of the aristocratic family that was persecuted by the communist regime
Memorie.al / In the life of the city of Shkodër, the Çoba family is among the most important names. Today,...
“On March 15, 1992, during the rally in Kavajë where the American Ambassador Ryerson was invited, we were notified that their lives were endangered…” / The rare testimony from the USA of Prof. Neki Babamusta
Part Two Memorie.al / Prof. Neki Babamusta, originally from Kavajë and residing in the USA for years, a well-known writer...
“I believed in the Albanians; they deserved the European destiny they are building with such momentum today. You who gave me bread and bedding, shelter and besa (pledge of honor), did not…”/ What did Edith Durham write about the Albanians?
Memorie.al / She did so much for Albania. When I say so much! So much! But even if not, just...
“Please take measures to allow me to go to Turkey to my people, as I am just a young girl, I don’t even know…” / The rare letter of Hasan Prishtina’s niece to Enver Hoxha, November ’49, is revealed
Memorie.al / A rare document from 1949 brings back into attention the shocking story of Elma Prishtina, the niece of...
“One day at mass, I prayed to God for my brother, Keli, saying that I was ready to suffer even death for him, and three days later, he drowned in the water, in Ishull Lezhë…” / The memoirs of the former Bishop, Dom Zef Simoni
From Dom Zef Simoni Part Nine Memorie.al publishes an unknown study by Dom Zef Simoni, titled "The Persecution of the...
“When I was a teacher in Pezë, I got caught between two armed groups of 40 people, belonging to Babë Myslym, fighting against his brother, Shyqri, who was killed in the fighting, but I was terrified…” / The rare testimony of Prof. Neki Babamusta
Part One Memorie.al / Prof. Neki Babamusta, originally from Kavajë and residing in the USA for years, a well-known writer...