Stories about Albania from November, 2007
Albania: Death Rites
Living in Shkoder writes about Albanian death rites.
Albania: Independence
Albania marked 95 years of independence on Nov. 28, and Albanian Blogger posted “a short history leading to the country’s independence.”
Former Yugoslavia: Vladimir Arsenijevic's Piece
The Glory of Carniola discusses an article by a Serbian writer, which begins this way: “For all ex-Yugoslavs, but particularly for the Serbs, the Kosovo Albanians used to be simply...
Albania: Religious Tolerance; Riding a Bike
Living in Shkoder, Albania writes about “religious harmony” in his city: “…the greatest danger would be to underestimate the danger.” Also, a post on riding a bike in Shkoder.
Serbia, the EU: Stability and Association Pact
A Fistful of Euros writes about Serbia's Stability and Association Pact with the EU (SAA), to be signed in Jan. 2008: “It looks like Brussels is trying to strengthen the...
Hungary: Open Letter to Slovakia
Pestcentric writes an open letter to Slovakia: “Last year you even had garage bands calling for the destruction of Hungary. This is just not good. It seems that being in...
Europe: Gastarbeiter
Romanians aren't too welcome in Italy, Poles aren't too welcome in Britain. Pestcentric reviews the situation with migrant laborers from the EU's new member states.
Albania: Religions
Living in Shkoder, Albania writes about the country's three major religions: “Although there is no recent survey to show the statistics, it is believed that it is approximately 70% Islam,...
Albania: “Washing” in Tirana
Some think it's hilarious, others hate it: a creative way to decorate an apartment building – whose tenants have no choice but to continue living there, even if they don't...
Albania: Online Bookstore Update
Things are going pretty well for Albanian Blogger‘s online bookstore that sells Albanian-language books – so well that it has inspired him to read a couple titles, too.
Albania: Cell Phone Recklessness
Albanian Blogger writes about reckless Albanians who manage to talk on their cell phones even when riding their bikes.
Albania: Hopeless Youth?
Albanian Blogger thinks that Albanian “young people do not see a clear future for themselves and that somehow the struggles of life seem to burden them.”
