From iliriana at usa.net Fri Sep 1 10:52:56 2000 From: iliriana at usa.net (Iliriana Mushkolaj) Date: Fri Sep 1 10:52:56 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] (no subject) Message-ID: <20000831182243.15225.qmail@nw174.netaddress.usa.net> Please forward. Bernard Berelson Award Population Council - Policy Research Division Award number: #29171 Deadline: December 15, 2000 Applicable Majors: Population Studies, Demography, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Public Health, and Related Areas of Study Award value: None Specified Description The Bernard Berelson Award is open to candidates with a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree in demography or population studies. Fellowships will be awarded for advanced training in population studies (including demography and public health) in combination with a social science discipline, such as economics, sociology, anthropology, or geography. The awards will be made only to applicants whose proposal deals with the developing world. The typical award is for 12 months and is nonrenewable. The award consists of a monthly stipend, transportation expenses, allowances for books and supplies, and health insurance. Candidates for this fellowship are required to seek sponsorship from at least one council staff member from the New York Office prior to submitting an application to the Fellowship Office. A letter of recommendation from the Population Council sponsor to the Fellowship Committee is required as part of the application process. Additional Information For further information and an application write to the address listed (please include a self-addressed stamped envelope); call (212)339-0671; fax (212) 755-6052; send an e-mail; or visit their Web site. When writing include a brief description of your academic and professional qualifications and a short statement about your research or study plans for the proposed fellowship period. Contact Population Council - Policy Research Division Attn: Fellowship Coordinator One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza New York, NY 10017 ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 From mehollim at hotmail.com Fri Sep 1 10:53:54 2000 From: mehollim at hotmail.com (Mimoza Meholli) Date: Fri Sep 1 10:53:54 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Fwd: Book: Civil Resistance in Kosovo Message-ID: >-----Original Message----- >From: Howard Clark [mailto:howardcl at arrakis.es] >CIVIL RESISTANCE IN KOSOVO >Howard Clark > >As the Balkan conflict flares up again in Montenegro, this book is a timely >exploration of the ethnic tensions in the region. The world woke up to the >conflict between Serbs and Kosovo Albanians too late ? when the die was >cast for war in 1998?99. Until then, the self-restraint and social >solidarity of Kosovo Albanians in the face of Serbian ultra-nationalism >created opportunities for preventive action which the West had spurned. >Ultimately, however, the nonviolent policy of Kosovo Albanians succeeded >only in postponing war, not in averting it. > >In Civil Resistance in Kosovo, Howard Clark examines how a remarkable >nonviolent struggle by Kosovo Albanians frustrated Serbia?s plans for >Kosovo. Covering key features of the struggle, such as the miners? strike >of 1989, Clark describes the growth and potential of the movement, its >subsequent stagnation and attempts to reinvigorate it. In assessing the >achievements and limitations of nonviolence in Kosovo, Clark suggests how >the policy could have been more effective and draws lesson for >consideration in future peace-building. Clark also addresses the failure of >foreign governments. International diplomacy, he argues, took Kosovo >Albanian nonviolence for granted. It did not respond adequately to the >danger of war and failed to adopt preventative policies and deal justly >with the Kosovo Albanians. Consequently Kosovo Albanians turned to arms, >precipitating Serbian atrocities and Nato military intervention. Clark >reflects on the significance of the Kosovo tragedy for other civil >resistance movements around the world. > >As coordinator of War Resisters? International, Howard Clark was involved >in civil peace initiatives in Kosovo throughout the 1990s. He is also one >of the founders of the Balkan Peace Team, an international volunteer >project working for Serbian-Albanian dialogue. > >Trim Size: 215 x 135 mm Pages: 288 >ISBN: 0 7453 1569 0 Price: ?14.99 paperback >ISBN: 0 7453 1574 7 Price: ?45.00 hardback >Publication Date: 4th September 2000 > > >REVIEW COPY REQUEST > >Attn: Melanie Patrick ? Please fax on (+44) 020 8348 9133 >Or send to: Melanie Patrick, Pluto Press, FREEPOST, ND 6781, London N6 5BR >Or email: melanie at plutobks.demon.co.uk > >US distribution: >Stylus (22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012, tel: 703 661 >1581) > >Publicity: Kristen Gustafson (kristenipm at aol.com) > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * >Howard Clark >normal address: Calle Maqueda 113 - 9B, 28024 Madrid. > >I am staying in Burgos for the birth of our child which should be any day >now. >Spanish speakers can leave phone messages for me on +34 947 20 21 51 > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3436 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e/attachments/20000901/8cd5d944/attachment.bin From besnik.grajqevci at bt.com Fri Sep 1 10:53:56 2000 From: besnik.grajqevci at bt.com (besnik.grajqevci at bt.com) Date: Fri Sep 1 10:53:56 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] FW: info Message-ID: <71DA16F18D32D2119A1D0000F8FE9A9408DD0F9B@mbtlipnt01.btlabs.bt.co.uk> If anyone can help, please reply directly to sender. See below. Besnik -----Original Message----- From: O [mailto:jodiovik at otenet.gr] Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 11:11 PM To: besnik.grajqevci at bt.com Subject: info We would be greatful if you could inform us about the book publishers in Albania and how can we contact them. We intend to open a bookstore of all balkan languages in Athens. Thanks Vassilis Koungoulos From jeton at hotmail.com Sat Sep 2 23:17:02 2000 From: jeton at hotmail.com (jeton ademaj) Date: Sat Sep 2 23:17:02 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] FW: info Message-ID: everyone, unless u already have contacts in a given country, any question of this kind is usually best handled with a call to the nearest embassy of said country. Ask to be given contact information for that country's trade- or commerce ministry or department/ sub-dept. In this case, i imagine the Albanian Embassy in Athens would be more than willing to help. Promoting trade is part of what embassies usually do..... And if u wanna do some web-searching for the names of the particular officials u'd need to reach, u could then call them directly. I'm sure they'll have a Greek-speaker available if needed. Somebody should be able to put u in touch with Albanian publishers and maybe a few independent bookstores as well. j > >-----Original Message----- >From: O [mailto:jodiovik at otenet.gr] >Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 11:11 PM >To: besnik.grajqevci at bt.com >Subject: info > > >We would be greatful if you could inform us about the book publishers in >Albania and how can we contact them. > We intend to open a bookstore of all balkan languages in Athens. > Thanks > Vassilis Koungoulos >_______________________________________________________ >Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com >http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. From juniku at hotmail.com Sat Sep 2 23:17:17 2000 From: juniku at hotmail.com (Uk Lushi) Date: Sat Sep 2 23:17:17 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] WorldNews.com article: "Yugoslav Army Unit Prepares Return" Message-ID: <200009012227.XAA06976@mail.livenews.com> This email was sent from http://worldnews.com/ WorldNews.com is your gateway to stories from the World's Best online news services. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Associated Press (Fri 1 Sep 2000) Yugoslav Army Unit Prepares Return PETLOVO BOJISTE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- An elite Yugoslav army unit whose goal is to return to the NATO-controlled province of Kosovo held war games Friday -- a show of force apparently meant to boost President Slobodan Milosevic's tarnished image ahead of elections. Backed by more than 200 tanks, armored vehicles and helicopters, about 1,000 infantry troops exercised with live ammunition in rain and fog before top Yugoslav generals and a dozen foreign diplomats. The unit's "sacred duty" is to return to Kosovo, said the army's chief of staff, Gen. Nebojsa Pavkovic. He charged that the international peacekeeping mission in the Serbian province "suffered a complete failure." Pavkovic, an outspoken ally of Milosevic, saluted the troops and reminded them that last year's Kosovo peace agreement between Yugoslavia and the United Nations permits the eventual return of Yugoslav forces. The agreement led to the withdrawal of Yugoslav troops and the deployment of NATO-led peacekeepers in the Serbian province in June 1999. The mission of the Yugoslav soldiers would include clearing minefields and guarding Serbian churches and monasteries. But NATO commanders have said it is too early for up to 1,000 Yugoslav soldiers to return to Kosovo because of continued ethnic tensions between the province's two major ethnic groups, the ethnic Albanians and the minority Serbs. Asked after the exercise whether the Yugoslav army would go into Kosovo by force, Pavkovic answered that the military does "not wish to violate" the peace agreement. But he warned that the "threshold of tolerance of the Serbian people has its limits." Serbia is the larger of the two republics that make up Yugoslavia. The war games, dubbed "Return 2000," were apparently intended to boost Milosevic's image among the Serbs ahead of Sept. 24 presidential and parliamentary elections. He faces a strong challenge from an opposition candidate, Vojislav Kostunica, who leads in opinion polls. The Yugoslav president's popularity has plummeted since his troops were forced to withdraw from Kosovo, considered by Serbs to be their sacred land. The pullout followed last year's 78-day NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, a campaign intended to stop his crackdown against ethnic Albanians. Also Friday, the top international official in Kosovo delayed a decision on whether to let the province take part in Yugoslavia's upcoming elections. A decision likely will be announced Monday. International officials were caught off guard earlier this week when a Milosevic aide said 500 polling stations would be opened in Serb enclaves in Kosovo for the vote. According to U.N officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Washington opposes including Kosovo in the elections. European governments are not so adamant, pointing out that the province formally remains part of Yugoslavia. In Geneva, meanwhile, the office of the U.N. rights chief announced Friday that she had appointed Swedish Ambassador Henrik Amneus as her special envoy on "persons deprived of liberty in connection with the Kosovo crisis." Mary Robinson, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, wants Amneus to look into prisoners, detainees and missing persons on all sides of the conflict. The Red Cross has drawn up a list of more than 3,300 people still missing in the province. Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. From shpetimdobra at hotmail.com Sat Sep 2 23:17:19 2000 From: shpetimdobra at hotmail.com (Shpetim Dobra) Date: Sat Sep 2 23:17:19 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Contact to Prishtina University (fwd) Message-ID: Dear Sir/ Madam For further information please conntact Mr. Naim Rrustemi, he is the minister of education of Kosova. Naim may be contacted on this e-mail address: naimrr at hotmail.com . He is sitting beside me right now. >From: Etrit Bardhi >Reply-To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com >To: Albanian List >CC: prishtina-e at alb-net.com >Subject: [Prishtina-E] Contact to Prishtina University (fwd) >Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:39:04 -0400 (EDT) > > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > >Please reply directly. etrit. > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:22:19 +0200 >From: Remarque-Zentrum >To: support at alb-net.com >Subject: Contact to Prishtina University > >Dear Madam or Sir, > >the Erich Maria Remarque-Peace-Center is an institution dedicated to >research in war/peace and culture. > >We would like to contact the Department of German, Faculty of Philology of >the Prishtina University, but we are not able to find any e-mail address. >In >spring this year a colleague of mine, lecturer of English at Osnabrueck >University (Germany) already had contact to Mrs. Tenta Abrasti of the >Department of German. > >It would be a great help for us, if you can provide any information about >how to contact the Department of German in order to install contacts for >further cooperation. > >Thank you for your efforts >yours sincerely >Dr. Thomas Schneider >Director of the Erich Maria Remarque-Peace Center at Osnabrueck University, >Germany > >_______________________________________________________ >Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com >http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. From mentor at alb-net.com Thu Sep 21 11:43:01 2000 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Mentor Cana) Date: Thu Sep 21 11:43:01 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Contact to Prishtina University (fwd) Message-ID: Reply to directly to: remarque-zentrum at rz.uni-osnabrueck.de ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:22:19 +0200 From: Remarque-Zentrum To: support at alb-net.com Subject: Contact to Prishtina University Dear Madam or Sir, the Erich Maria Remarque-Peace-Center is an institution dedicated to research in war/peace and culture. We would like to contact the Department of German, Faculty of Philology of the Prishtina University, but we are not able to find any e-mail address. In spring this year a colleague of mine, lecturer of English at Osnabrueck University (Germany) already had contact to Mrs. Tenta Abrasti of the Department of German. It would be a great help for us, if you can provide any information about how to contact the Department of German in order to install contacts for further cooperation. Thank you for your efforts yours sincerely Dr. Thomas Schneider Director of the Erich Maria Remarque-Peace Center at Osnabrueck University, Germany From kosova at jps.net Fri Sep 22 17:43:01 2000 From: kosova at jps.net (kosova at jps.net) Date: Fri Sep 22 17:43:01 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] FW: BUSH ADVISORS PROVIDE ASSURANCES ON KOSOVA Message-ID: -----Original Message----- From: NAACDC at aol.com [mailto:NAACDC at aol.com] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 12:04 PM To: NAACDC at aol.com Subject: BUSH ADVISORS PROVIDE ASSURANCES ON KOSOVA National Albanian American Council 2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 416-1627 Fax: (202) 416-1628 Email: NAACDC at aol.com ______________________________________________________________________ PRESS RELEASE BUSH ADVISORS PROVIDE ASSURANCES ON KOSOVA Washington, September 22, 2000: Members of the National Albanian American Council met on September 19th with foreign policy advisors to Governor George W. Bush and with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to discuss the Governor's views toward Kosova and the Balkans. Ambassador Paul Wolfowitz, a former Under Secretary of Defense, and Robert Zoellick, a former Under Secretary of State, represented Governor Bush at the meeting. Ambassador Wolfowitz was instrumental in formulating the policy, which led to the "Christmas Warning" to Milosevic that any military action in Kosova would be met with a military response from the United States. Lou Foundos, Aferdita Rakipi, Sami Repishti, and Ilir Zherka represented NAAC at the meeting. The NAAC representatives expressed concern with Governor Bush's recent statements that he supports a "timely and orderly" withdrawal of American troops from Kosova. "Given the conflicting policies and interests of the Europeans, American leadership is very much needed throughout the Balkans, and especially in Kosova," said Lou Foundos, NAAC Treasurer, at the meeting. "An essential part of providing that leadership is maintaining the US military on the ground." Repishti, a former NAAC President, added, "In fact, Kosovars fear that the US may withdraw its troops, leaving open the possibility that Serb troops will return to Kosova." NAAC was assured by Wolfowitz and Zoellick that the Governor's remarks reflected a commitment to developing a more comprehensive strategy toward Kosova and the Balkans that focuses on creating conditions for regional security and safety, which will enable the withdrawal of American troops. The Governor's advisors stated that he believes that maintaining US leadership in the Balkans is critical, but that over time others - including the Kosovars themselves - should take on more tasks, like policing, which are currently being carried out by American soldiers. Governor Bush also believes that securing long-term stability in the Balkans is in our national interest as demonstrated by his support for the airstrikes against Serbia. Governor Bush's advisors also noted that Members of Congress had made clear that his intervention was vital in defeating the Byrd-Warner amendment in the Senate, which otherwise would have won. Senator McConnell, chair of both the Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, hosted the meeting between NAAC and Bush's advisors. McConnell was a vocal supporter of the air campaign against Serbia and has been an advocate of independence for Kosova. "I strongly believe that Governor Bush is committed to maintaining US leadership in the Balkans, and especially in Kosova," said Senator McConnell. "But, leadership requires that we set clearly defined timetables for creating a viable, democratic society and for deciding the final status of Kosova. Governor Bush is ready to provide that leadership." NAAC also stressed to Bush's advisors that the Governor should increase US assistance to Albania. Given Albania's geographic position in the region and the continuing challenges facing Albanians in neighboring countries, NAAC argued that it is vitally important that the US redouble its efforts to help secure the long-term stability and prosperity of Albania. NAAC also asserted that, while we provide assistance to the government or opposition parties in Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, the US must also insist that those countries respect the legitimate rights of the Albanians. "We greatly appreciated Senator McConnell's leadership in arranging this meeting and in giving us the opportunity to express our concerns to Governor Bush's advisors," said Ilir Zherka, President of NAAC. "We were glad to hear of Governor Bush's commitment to maintaining America's leadership role in Kosova and look forward to a continuing dialogue on Albanian issues." NAAC is a non-partisan, advocacy organization. It does not endorse, nor oppose any political candidates. Its mission is to foster in the United States a better understanding of Albanian issues, and to promote peace, human rights, and economic development in the Balkans. ### From cana at cs.stevens-tech.edu Tue Sep 26 09:41:01 2000 From: cana at cs.stevens-tech.edu (Mentor Cana) Date: Tue Sep 26 09:41:01 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] New airport at FERIZAJ (fwd) Message-ID: If you can help with the contact info, please contact Bruce directly at bruce at redflex.com.au thanks, Mentor ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 11:33:24 +1000 From: Bruce Berisa Subject: New airport at FERIZAJ Hello, My name is Muj Berisha. I am an Albanian that has lived in Australia for 34 years. I work for a company in Australia that is involved in Air traffic control Systems. I have heard of the new airport being built in Ferizaj but have no other details. Do you have contact details of the company or consortium involved in its construction as I would like to make contact with someone there regarding my company possibly providing Air traffic Control Systems. Regards, MUJ BERISHA 613 9674 1757 (Direct line at work) 613 9696 4005 (home) 61 0413 839 498 (mobile) bruceberisa at hotmail.com From iliriana at usa.net Wed Sep 27 20:27:01 2000 From: iliriana at usa.net (Iliriana Mushkolaj) Date: Wed Sep 27 20:27:01 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Film on War Crimes in Kosova Message-ID: <20000928002635.1786.qmail@nw175.netaddress.usa.net> Could you please forward this message to other albanian mailing lists and interested parties. Thank you. Kosovo: UN Investigation of War Crimes FILM Friday 9/29, 6:00PM, FREE American University Weschler Theater Mary Graydon Building, Third Floor 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C. Co-sponsored by AU's School of Communication Kosova: From the Darkest Spring - Testimony of War Crimes When NATO troops advanced over the border to Kosva in the summer of 1999, it became possible to investigate war crimes commited during campaign of ethnic cleansing by Serbian authorities. Accompanying forensic pathologists from Kosova's Commission for the Missing, Maira Warsinski, a Norwegian filmmaker, filmed their work identifying victims and developing evidence for war crimes trials. She documented people telling their stories of persecution and massacre, and how they saw family members taken away. Many are still searching for loved ones. Others are helping the pathologists with corpse identification. The film documents three months of the UN's investigation in a searing account of what happened in Kosova from March to July 1999. Warsinski's first documentary, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1998), detailing the destruction of Srebrenica through interviews with survivors, was shown at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in 1999. Warsinski will be present to discuss her new Kosova film and place it in context at the screening. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1