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Home is the memories we create

Art and Science Talk with Veneta Callpani I hope this pandemic will inspire more people to become doctors and scientists... »

Dr. Jolanda Osmanlliu Koçi MD, the first Albanian scientist in epidemiology

Dr.Jolanda Koçi will be remembered for many reasons, especially during the current Covid-19 Global Pandemic. As a leading scientist with... »

DNC Celebrates Kosova’s Independence

February 17, 2020 Washington, DC. Tom Perez, Chair, Democratic National Committee, issued the following statement on the anniversary of Kosova’s... »

75 Years of Chamerian Genocide by Greece

By Ilir Ademi “If you want peace, work for justice” – Pope John Paul VI June 27th 2019 marked the... »

“With the help of God and of the United States of America”

Albanian-American leaders share their memories of the feverish days, 20 years ago, that led to NATO’s liberation of Kosova By... »

Lucy’s Brooch

Gena Morina – Bajrami More than ten days have passed and I still cannot detach my thoughts from Lucy. Since the... »

Scanderbeg of the Albanians

By Altin Zaloshnja – From the symposium held in Michigan, January 2018 Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, The reason for... »

Remember the Albanian-Americans who fought and died for this country

Ruben Avxhiu On this Memorial Day, save a thought or a prayer for the Albanian-Americans who died wearing the uniform... »

I miss that land of stones and snakes, though I miss Sarajevo more

Stephen Schwartz In the past I considered this my best piece of journalism because it covered a subject ignored by... »

AAWO Celebrates 2017 Accomplishments with an Evening Marked by Good Music, High Spirits and Old-fashioned Camaraderie

On December 9, 2017, the Albanian American Women’s Organization “Motrat Qirjazi” (AAWO) held its traditional end-of-year holiday celebration and fundraising... »

An unforgettable evening with Prince Leka in Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut

A few years ago, Viosa and Richard Lukaj welcomed Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice of the British Royal Family, in... »

ACP Statement Regarding Proposed Ban on Communist Era Albanian Films 

The Directors and Advisors of the Board of the Albanian Cinema Project (ACP) are extremely troubled by the proposed ban... »

Albanian Islamic Cultural Center hostsleaders
of all faiths and of law enforcement agencies

Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist community leaders gathered Wednesday on February 8, 2017, at the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center,... »

Pope Francis to Canonize Mother Teresa

By Laura Konda, VOA WASHINGTON On September 4, the Vatican will hold a ceremony, officiated by Pope Francis, to canonize... »

Noli’s 100th Anniversary Orthodox Albanian mass, its organizers and opponents

100 years ago, the founding father of the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church held the country’s first official mass in the... »

Chameria, 70 years later – we shall never forget!

By Ruben Avxhiu On this day, 70 years ago, General Napoleon Zervas, a former ally of the Nazis during the... »

The proposed Tribunal is a direct attack on Kosova’s legal sovereignty

Interview with James Pettifer, a scholar and author of a number of books on Kosova and the Balkans By Ruben... »

One year ago, Hurricane Sandy happened

This is the story of how some Albanians of New York and their friends rushed to help those in need... »

Congressman Gary Peters met with Albanian Ambassador to U.S.

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Gary Peters met with Albanian Ambassador to the U.S. Gilbert Galanxhi to discuss the... »

Dacic sells Kosova’s deal: “We could have rejected it and become Europe’s North Korea”

By Jovana Gec, Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia April 26, 2013 (AP) – Serbia’s prime minister on Friday urged Parliament to... »

Kosova deal leaves new role, new support for NATO presence

By Steven Beardsley, Stars and Stripes In a region where memories of war are fresh and grievances long-held, last week’s... »

Resistance to Islamist Infiltration Continues in Kosova and Albania

Away from the eyes of the world, ideological Islamists pursue infiltration of the moderate Muslim communities in Kosova and Albania.... »

Serbia, Kosova reach tentative deal on relations

By Don Mevlin   BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia and Kosova reached a potentially historic agreement Friday to normalize relations between... »

Thousands of Serbs protest EU-brokered deal to normalize ties with rival Kosova

By Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of Serb demonstrators, chanting “Treason, Treason,” protested Monday against an agreement to normalize... »

Young Albanian actor plays in a web-based thriller series

Alex Dhima from Boston is Connor Solloway, the son of a family hiding a terrible dark secrets –“Family Problems” airs... »

Albanian blood feud kids spend lives in hiding

By Llazar Semini SHKODER, Albania (AP) — Throughout her short life, Marsela has lived in hiding. Few people ever visit.... »

German police return smuggled artifacts to Kosova

Found in 2005 during a separate undisclosed investigation, discovering the pieces in a sports bag belonging to two Serbs By... »

A Pyramid’s Life

A short story by Iva Gjoni It was said that it was similar to the pyramid of Cheops. They built... »

Rob Belushi follows father Jim and uncle John in family business with TV show

  By Associated Press CHICAGO — The name on Hollywood audition lists and casting sheets must be unmistakably eye-catching: Rob... »

Illyria newspaper and the Albanian-American community celebrate the 5th anniversary of Kosova’s independence

  Hundreds of Albanian-Americans gathered at Pasha Events in Manhattan on Saturday February 16th to celebrate the independence of Kosova.... »