In her speech commemorating the holocaust, the Chairperson of the Albanian Parliament, Josefina Topalli spoke about the benevolent hospitality and generosity of the Albanians, as the two most prominent moral values, of our nation, which helped to save the Jews from the fatal persecution of the Nazis during the II World War.

“Albania was the one [...]

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Fellow blogger Albtranslator writes about her experience meeting an older lady while visiting the eastern city of Pogradec, which is a beautiful place to visit at any time of the year. Also check out more of her posts as you will find some great pictures there.

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The news was sad, but nevertheless true. The famous Albanian singer, composer and producer Eda Zari asked to relinquish her Albanian citizenship for the German one. This was more of an obligatory choice since the German government rules required it.
Eda is well known among Albanians not just for her beauty, but also for her unique [...]

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Thanks to Our Man In Tirana for the heads up, I too would like to report about the BBC’s European Editor Mark Mardell, whose visiting Albania and posting about it in his blog.

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A friend of mine sent me this nice little picture on Facebook, which for me is true in many ways. It is true because, as many Albanians and I have discovered, the Internet and social sites like Facebook are the new meeting place even for those who live in the same country as much as [...]

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Over the past couple of weeks my mom has conveyed to me her desire to receive some small gift from me. Obviously her true desire is not for the gift itself as much as for my attention and affection, which sometimes I may not work as hard to convey towards her.
You see, moms [...]

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Today I did a little search to try and figure out how widespread was the brand name “Albanian Blogger” and to my surprise Google reported about 1,010 entries, most of which referred directly to this Blog (or its older version).
However, after page 10 or results, Google had a note at the end of the page, [...]

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