Albanian Heritage

March 8th marks International Women’s Day around the world. A holiday dedicated to raising awareness about gender related issues such as reproductive rights, violence against women and gender equality. In...

At the height of the Ottoman Empire's power and glory, a unique event happened in their history, which arguably had a longing effect on world politics and Eastern culture. Women...

On January 24, history witnessed the demise of three iconic figures in Albanian history: Ismail Qemali, Isa Boletini, and Ali Pasha Tepelena. Delving into the latter's intriguing tale, the order...

Meet Mihal Grameno, a true Albanian patriot and Renaissance figure born on January 13, 1871. A man of many hats – nationalist, politician, writer, freedom fighter, and journalist – Grameno...

In the grand tapestry of history, some dates resonate louder than others, and January 6th is undoubtedly one of those symphonic days for Albania. Why? Because it's not just the...

Embarking on a fascinating journey through the annals of Albanian history, we unveil story of the first Albanian book, "Meshari" by Gjon Buzuku (1555). Picture this: in the shadows of time, this...

Çerçiz Topulli was an Albanian guerrilla war leader that fought all 3 of our enemies: Turks, Greeks, and Serbs. He was born in 1880 in Gjirokastra in a patriotic family of 14 kids. Him and his older brother Bajo fought hard for Albanian independence, but Bajo was more political whereas Çerçiz was more into war.

One of the most important dates in the history of the Albanian people, without a doubt, is the Covenant of Lezha, also known as the "Albanian League of Lezha", the Assembly of Lezha, or the League of Albanian Princes. This connection was created by the initiative of Gjergj Kastriot-Skënderbeu, who had returned to Kruja shortly before to unite the forces of the Albanian principalities to oppose the Ottoman Empire.

For 5 centuries Albanians were under Ottoman rule. In these 5 centuries, Albanians were the biggest opponents and contributors to this empire.

Edith Durham has some priceless experiences from the year 1916 that are more significant than all the scholarly discussions that can explain what is meant by the statement that the...

Although the Albanian lands remained under Turkish rule for almost 500 years and many foods, clothes and traditions were adopted by the Albanian population, there were some things that never...

The main settlements of the Krasniqi tribe are Bajram Curri (Kolgecaj), Selimaj (Gegëhysen), Bujani, Llugaj, Margegaj, and Dragobia.