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Jo, mbylljes së fëmijëve në qendrat e ndalimit

Shpresa Program eshte e perfshire ne fushaten ” per ti dhene fund mbylljes se femijeve ne qendrat e ndalimit”.  Peticionin per kete qellim e kane nenshkruar 188 te rinj. Ata i kane shkruar kete mesazh kryeministrit britanik: “I dashur Zoti Brown, baba i femijeve John dhe James dhe njeherazi Kryeminister! Eshte ne doren tuaj  fuqia [...]

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Kosovo Saatchi & Saatchi TV ad campaign

The Kosovan Government has created a new TV ad campaign to change perceptions of the the formerly war-torn country. The 60-second TV campaign, by BBR Saatchi & Saatchi Tel Aviv, aims to replace negative perceptions of Kosovo with an image of youth and vigour. The ad, which is running on international TV channels including CNN [...]

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Event: Mayor of Tirana Edi Rama in London with Anri Sala

Architecture + Art : Crossover and Collaboration Edi Rama and Anri Sala @ Tate Modern, 19 October 2009, 7.00pm.Chaired by Jessica Morgan, Curator, Tate Modern.The Architecture Foundation is holding at Tate Modern on 19 October, in which Edi Rama, the mayor of Tirana will be in conversation with artist Anri Sala. The event forms a [...]

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An Albanian artist in the frame to pick up global prize

An Albanian film-maker now based in Italy who fled war-torn Kosovo is shortlisted for the Artes Mundi Prize, one of the world’s biggest art awards. Adrian Paci re-creates personal experiences using the techniques of traditional storytelling. He reflects upon his own unsettled history as a displaced person, a situation which many are now forced to [...]

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Toni Dovolani’s story about his childhood passion for dancing

Dancing With The Stars pro, Toni Dovolani, who is of Albanian descent, opened up about his fascination with dancing, which began when he was merely four years old. He talked about his family, professional influences, and growing up in Kosovo.Toni said to realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com: “My dad found these Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movies and Danny Kaye, Gene [...]

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Book review: Antigona and Me by Kate Clanchy

When I started reading this book I didn’t think I was going to like it at all. I imagined a sort of preachy, politically correct, middle-class liberal Londoner shoving it in my face. Well, it was in my face but it was so not preachy or pc or even middle-class. What I read was life [...]

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