Personage
“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,...
Me Teper
“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...
Me Teper
“Shpend Sollaku Noè, Gëzim Hajdari, and Jozef Radi… formed a ‘Bermuda Triangle’… in the Lushnja district, because…”/ The reflections of the well-known publicist, a former internee in the villages of Myzeqe
BY JOZEF RADI A Shared Anniversary and the Undignified Silence of a Time That Cannot Find Itself! Memorie.al / Sometime...
Me Teper
“After the death of his wife and daughter, Pashko Vasa found consolation in his son-in-law and his two daughters, but Kouppelian continued the corruption throughout the administration…” / The rare testimony of the Lebanese journalist
Part Two Memorie.al / He had lived as a Pasha and an Ottoman governor of the Catholic faith. He had...
Me Teper
“His adventure to secretly enter ‘The Block’ cost him dearly; they arrested him and held him in the State Security cells where…”/ The unknown story of the Lebanese journalist who brought Pashko Vasa’s remains to Albania
Part One Memorie.al / He had lived as a Pasha and an Ottoman governor of the Catholic faith. He had...
Me Teper
“When Aleksandër Moisiu’s wife told Victor Eftimiu; you are the only person, who can free him from the Germans, he…”/ The unknown history of the famous dramatist originating from Boboshtica
Memorie.al/ “The classic who was born in a barn (plevicë) on January 21, 1889, in the village of Boboshtica with...
Me Teper
“The source reports that he met with Eqerem Muja and when he asked if he had heard any news from his father, he said that…” / Report of the Sigurimi (Secret Police) agent “Vjosa” from Lushnja, concerning the escapee Tahir Kolgjini
Memorie.al / Today were the anniversary of my mother's passing. For days I have been thinking about what to write...
Me Teper
“In ’62, when Mehmet Shehu was giving his speech at the UN, the Albanian anti-communist diaspora abandoned the protest, after the calls ‘Vorio-Epir’ were heard, and…” / The history of two families from Puka who escaped in 1951
Part Two Memorie.al / On April 13, 2022, Zef Balaj, the well-known businessman and activist of the Albanian community, passed...
Me Teper
“Çun Kuraj escaped together with his wife, Drane, and their young daughter, 7 months old, but the ominous news soon spread that while crossing the Drin river, the daughter…” / The unknown history of two anti-communist families from Puka.
Part One Memorie.al / On April 13, 2022, the well-known businessman and activist of the Albanian community, Zef Balaj, passed...
Me Teper