Life between cultures
Frashëri’s question about Albanian self-reliance
The question from Sami Frashëri that I shared beside a modern musical reference, with the original passage and its context.
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Life between cultures
Home can be more than one place. I write about returning to Kosovo, finding a familiar community abroad and the people we meet between countries.
Follow the Europe Tour for the journey through Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Berlin and Hamburg. A good place to begin is coffee and Albanian encounters in Prague.
Life between cultures
How we want to choose KONCENTROHU’s guests
Community suggestions, connected conversations and room for discovery: the approach I described for KONCENTROHU’s guests.
Life between cultures
Rilindja 2.0: the scorpion, the phoenix and the eagle
The three symbols in my Rilindja 2.0 post, what the artwork says about transformation, and a correction to its historical dates.
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An individual act does not speak for every protester
My response to a comment about vandalism: responsibility needs evidence, and a whole protest cannot be judged through a few individuals.
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The Rama clip: criticism needs the full context
Why I challenged a misleading clip of Edi Rama, and what the official transcript actually says.
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Why the Finland comparison misses what I mean by belonging
My response to a comparison between Kosovo–Albania and Kosovo–Finland: why celebrating Flag Day in Albania means more to me than tourism.
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One bad experience is not a whole people
A viewer asked about resentment between Albanians. My answer began with something I have experienced myself: judging everyone through one bad encounter.
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Albanian identity: why my concern does not stop at Kosovo’s border
A response to a viewer who said Albanians from Kosovo should stay out of Albania’s problems: my view on belonging and solidarity.
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Why I went to listen at the Tirana protests
I went to Tirana to hear people’s reasons for protesting. This is my account of the conversations and atmosphere I encountered.
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Shared Albanian interests should come before party loyalties
A comment framed the discussion about protests through party loyalties in Kosovo. My reply was to listen to people’s demands and judge the issue itself.