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This morning a friend forwarded me an image that I thought was just ingenious in portraying Kosova’s declaration of independence from Serbia.
The image name said: U kry, bacë - It is done! Which is very significative of what was recently achieved by the Kosovar parliament and people.
As a personal disclaimer I should say that I [...]

It finally happened, Kosova declared itself independent from Serbia and is now free to chart its own course for the future. The much awaited Independence Day has now dawned and Albanians everywhere in the world have been celebrating its coming since the day before.
Sadly, I was not able to go to Kosova to witness this [...]

This is a world map showing all the Countries that will recognize Kosovo after it declares its Independence on 17 February 2008. According to the website currently there are 44 out of 192 U.N. member nations that are ready to recognize the new Republic of Kosova.
Also there is an interesting post by a fellow [...]

On 28 November 1912, now 95 years ago, Albanians gained their independence from the Ottoman Turks who had occupied the country for close to five centuries.
This day is also called the Day of the Flag and it is celebrated by all people of Albanian origin or ethnicity, in and outside the territory of the country [...]