[NYC-L] Albanian L. on the web/Isa Blumi etc.

[Imer Berisha]

Has anyone read my letter to Isa Blumi?
I know it was written in Albanian, but I think we should be able to 
communicate in both languages.
After all Albanian is our mother tongue.  If Albanians do not use their 
language who is going to do that.  How can we talk about other problems if 
we cannot talk in Albanian.
I am sorry if I am a bit hursh.  For me as an Kosovan Albanian it is 
abslutely important that I speak Albanian until I die. Of course not only 
Albanian, other languages too. But Albanian language lives by being used by 
Albanians.  If we do not use it we are "killing" it.  I have lived abroad 
for some years so I know a bit about being far away from home, but looking 
to other communities I have come to conclusion that it is possible to live 
in another country and be integrated into its cultural and economic life and 
still preserve your own culture and language first of all.

Sorry again. I speak few languages but my priority is and will be Albanian 
language.
This can be another important topic to talk about as I think it goes against 
our oun national interest to talk/write only in English.
We are not giving an oportunty to yonger generations to preserve and learn 
their mother tongue. On the other hand it is better to write in Albanian, 
even with some mistakes than puting Albanian language aside altogether.

I cannot think of a possibility that people cannot read and write in 
Albanian. I hope I am wrong. And I hope somebody has read and understood 
what I have written in Albanian.

Look forward for some reactions on this subject. This subject I believe is 
as important as the Serb sign that I wrote about, if not even more.

Regards to all of you
Pershendetje te gjitheve

Imer Berisha
Shqipetare/jurist nga Kosova/Prishtina
student ne shkallen e III / LLM in US Legal Studies
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. e-mail:imerprishtina at hotmail.com



>From: "Imer Berisha" <imerprishtina at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: nyc-l at alb-net.com
>To: nyc-l at alb-net.com
>Subject: Re: [NYC-L] FW: Could you distribute
>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:13:54
>
>          === NYC-L: New York City Discussion Forum ===
>
>Zoti Isa Blumi ju keni te drejte se me teper duhet te behet ne luften 
>kunder
>simboleve serbe qe paraqesin fashizem dhe fuqin qe beri gjenocid ne Bosnje
>dhe ne Kosove dhe PO faji eshte i yni.  Mire qe e keni prek kete teme se
>keshtu formohet opinioni edhe ne SHBA per mostolerimin e nje dukurie te
>caktuar, ne kete rast "tre gishtat" serb.
>Une pajtomem me ju se eshte simbol cetnik-fashist po nuk mendoj se eshte
>vetem antimusliman.  Ai se pari eshte antiboshnjak, antikroat, 
>antishqiptare
>dhe me kete antinjerezore pra ka te beje me te gjithe njerezimin 
>gjegjesisht
>normat e sjalljes.
>
>Nese eshte eshte e vertete ajo qe zoti Simon thot se Amerika eshte vend i
>lirive, dhe une mendoj se ka te drejte, prap ka mundesi qe nje sjellje e
>caktuar, ne kete rast tre gishtat serb te paraqiten ashtu si jane pra 
>shenje
>antinjerezore, shenje e urrejtjes dhe shfarosjes, atehere kjo mund te 
>ndikoj
>qe NBA apo klube te vecanta te nderrojne politken e tyre duke e ditur se
>publiku nuk e pranon nje gje te till.
>
>Por qe te arrihet nje gje e till, qe te ngritet vetedija ne SHBA se ajo
>shenje eshte raciste/anti-boshnjake,anti-shqiptare etj. duhet pune.
>
>Pra me vjen mire qe eshte prekur kjo ceshtje.
>
>Ka shume pune per te bere per shqiptaret dhe mjafte kohe eshte humbur. 
>Duhet
>te zihet hapi me gjera madhore por edhe kjo ceshtje e ka rendesin e saj sic
>e ka rendesin e saj edhe perdorimi i emerit Kosove ne formen serbe nga te
>huajt.  Une per vehten time vazhdimisht i bej me dije personat me te cilet
>kontaktoj se ata ne anglishte duhet ta perdorin emrin Kosova dmth -in
>Kosova, from Kosova etj. e jo Kosovo. Pra te gjithe shqiptaret pa dallim
>feje duhet te bejne shume sepse jemi ne gjusme te rruges dhe si duket disa
>shtete memzi kan pritur qe t'i afrohen Serbise.
>
>Pershendes te gjithe
>
>Imer Berisha
>LLM in Laws Candidate
>Case Western Reserve University
>
>
>>From: Isa Blumi <ngapeja at rocketmail.com>
>>Reply-To: nyc-l at alb-net.com
>>To: nyc-l at alb-net.com
>>Subject: Re: [NYC-L] FW: Could you distribute
>>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 00:02:54 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>           === NYC-L: New York City Discussion Forum ===
>>
>>As regards to Simon's response and disjoinder as per
>>the religious aspect of the wars in the Balkans.  With
>>all due respect, the symbol itself is a religious
>>symbol and one cannot take the Serb vandalism and
>>symbolic targeting of religious communities and
>>promoting such activities using the vehicle of the
>>illegitimate "leadership" of the church which has
>>joined hands with neo-fascists.  A second point, I am
>>aware of the thin line one treads but if one were to
>>go back to the message, one will see I have sent two
>>seperate messages, the one to the reporters is not
>>reflecting on the inherent anti-Muslim aspects to the
>>gesture; in that respect, I have used the langauge to
>>adddress the issue to the Islamic-American relations
>>council out of frustration with my own multi-faith
>>community which has demonstrated an utter lack of
>>media savy has resulted in Kostunica being the sole
>>voice of authority on things Kosova.  I am desperately
>>trying to put Kosova back on the media map and as I
>>suggested in the letter, the fact the NBA is ignorant
>>to the antics of two Serb players reflects a lack of
>>interest in things not involving people who are
>>underrepresented in Washington.  And no, Divac or
>>Stojakovic do not have a "right" to use fascist
>>symbols on the platform they operate.  Neo Nazi's
>>using a stiff arm would never play in the league and I
>>think the victims of Serb facism in the 1990s should
>>have similar respect as per Divac.
>>
>>If anyone is interested, I believe in the US in the
>>late afternoon, Divac and his teammate will appear on
>>NBC, Saturday.
>>
>>I hope some of you in the states realize that we are
>>losing Kosova, that the process is excellerating and
>>it is, as I have always said, our fault.  We were
>>better than what we are going to get.
>>
>>Tung,
>>
>>Isa
>>--- SimonVukel at aol.com wrote:
>> > Regarding Isa Blumi's email, I have to admit I
>> > haven't watched enough
>> > basketball lately to see what Divac has been doing
>> > on the court, so I can't
>> > comment on that without seeing it for myself.  If in
>> > fact he has been
>> > fluanting a Serb symbol of hatred, then he should be
>> > taken to task for it.
>> > Thankfully we live in a free country and he can do
>> > as he wishes (as
>> > unfortunate as his actions may be), but as Isa
>> > states, his team members and
>> > his fans should at least be made aware of what that
>> > symbol potentially
>> > represents before they join him in its expression.
>> >
>> > Nevertheless, I do have an issue with Isa Blumi's
>> > attempt to portray this as
>> > a Muslim issue.  Serb aggression knew no religious
>> > boundaries -- Albanian
>> > Christians and other non-Serb Christians were just
>> > as equally slaughtered as
>> > Muslims, so it is unfortunate that Isa make this a
>> > call to arms, so to speak,
>> > for Muslims.  I would encourage all Albanians to
>> > resist any effort to make
>> > what happened in Kosova a religious issue.  It was
>> > not Christian vs. Muslim.
>> > It was Serb vs. Albanian.  And whether one believes
>> > in God, Allah, Yahweh, or
>> > none at all, let's all pray and hope that Kosova one
>> > day truly be free, and
>> > that the nations of the Balkans can one day come to
>> > a peaceful understanding.
>> >  They don't have to love each other, but no one's
>> > going anywhere, so they
>> > might as well learn to live together.
>> >
>> > Have a good weekend everyone.
>> > -Simon Vukel
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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