“When the Italian doctors insisted that his eye surgery could not be performed without anesthesia, he told them…”! / T

Memorie.al / He rest lonely, and perhaps forgotten, there in the Erseka cemetery, beneath the whistling winds of the Kolonja...

The denunciations of B.p. “Shëmbi”, Burrel prison, ’83: “Gjet Kadeli, Daut Gumeni, Kapllan Resuli, Bebi Konomi, Luan Burimi, Skënder Shatku, etc., speak against the party leader, saying…”

“When we – the four children and our mother – visited him in Burrel Prison, Et’hem would ask us to remain silent, and especially not to write him anything, because…” / The rare testimony of the famous playwright’s brother.

Memorie.al / “I was born in Elbasan on March 8, 1902. My father, Emin Haxhiademi - whose patriotic activity began...

“Ali Xhunga, the chief investigator at the Church Prison in Shkodër, when he found out that no one came to my meeting and we had no food, he told me…”/ The sad testimony of the friar Celebrity

“Father Zef Pllumi, the last among the true fathers of the Catholic Church, steadfast in his convictions – which he never betrayed nor denied, and for which he suffered the consequences… ” / Reflections on the famous friar

By Prof. Dr. Aleksandër Meksi Memorie.al / In our time, numerous essays have seen the light of day, seeking hidden...

Calendar February 12, 2026

1905 - Pope Christo Negovani dies, was an Albanian Orthodox priest and activist of the national movement at the turn...

“Every time I watch the film ‘The Man with the Cannon,’ written by Dritëro Agolli, I am reminded of the Italian we kept in our home in Qafë e Skraparit during the War, who…” / The rare testimony of the well-known publicist.

Memorie.al / Every time I watch the film “The Man with the Cannon” (Njeriu me Top), with a screenplay based...

“During his walks through the streets of Gjirokastra, Enver would greet and meet those he knew; when he asked Alizoti, ‘Tell me, do you have any troubles?’, he…” / The unknown story of Gjirokastra’s famous librarian.

February 13, 2026

Part Six Excerpts from the book: ‘ALIZOT EMIRI – The Man, a Library...

“Mehmet is on bad terms with Enver; it has reached the point where Mehmet has been isolated at home. The quarrel stems from his insistence that we stand with Stalin, whereas Enver…” / Sigurimi document revealed, July 1950.

BY DASHNOR KALOÇI Memorie.al / The history of conflicts, strained relations, and clashes between Enver Hoxha and Mehmet Shehu traces...

“The Dance of Osman Taka is also performed by the Greeks, Serbs, Macedonians, Romanians, and Bulgarians; even the choreographic school of Janina…” / Testimony of the artist from Konispol, who immortalized the famous Chame dance.

Memorie.al / The start is calm, following the orchestra and harmonizing perfectly with it. The dance begins with a simple...

“The Romanian scholar T. Capidan believed that the crime might have been committed through an agreement between the Phanar and the Yildiz, as the murder of Naum Veqilharxhi occurred in…” / The unknown side of the famous patriot’s death.

Memorie.al / After the destruction of Ali Pasha Tepelena’s state, and the shattered dreams of an Albanian monarchic state, the...

“Mark Ndue Ndoja, resident of Tirana, civil servant, with higher education, middle class, expelled from the Party; his term of internment has been extended for another…” / Decision of the Internment-Deportation Commission, year ’67.