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  GardeningDaily - List of Albanians
This is a list of Albanians who are famous or notable, sorted by occupation and last name:
Mehemet Ali - viceroy of Egypt (ethnic Albanian)
Fawzia of Egypt - Egyptian princess (ethnic Albanian)
www.gardeningdaily.com /flowers-and-plants/List_of_Albanians   (349 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Albanians   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Albanian government and people, the majority Muslim, protected its Jewish population and spared them imprisonment and probable murder at the hands of the Nazis.
Many ethnic Albanians also live in the bordering countries of Serbia and Montenegro (around 1,850,000; of that, around 1,800,000 in Serbia, around 1,700,000 in its province called Kosovo and around 50,000 in Montenegro) and the Republic of Macedonia (around 500,000) although a lot of Albanians believe that the number might be higher.
The dominant language is Albanian, although Greek is also spoken by the Greek minority in the southern regions of the country.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Albanians   (260 words)

  
 Albanians
Albanian sources claim they were forcefully expelled by the EDES troops of the Greek resistance for having collaborated with the Italian/German occupying forces.
The Arvanites are the descendants of ethnic Albanian immigrants from 11th century to the 15th century.
The fate of Kosovo remains uncertain owing to the reluctance of the Albanian majority to contemplate a restoration of Serbian sovereignty and of the United Nations and NATO to separate the territory definitively from Serbia in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 from 1999.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DAlbanians%26type%3Den   (1481 words)

  
 Albanians: Encyclopedia - Albanians
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Albanian is also a term often given to what would otherwise be called an ethnic Albanian.
The fate of Kosovo remains uncertain owing to the reluctance of the Albanian majority to contemplate a restoration of Serbian sovereignty and of the United Nations and NATO to separate the territory definitively from Serbia in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 from 1999.
www.experiencefestival.com /a/Albanians/id/1906781   (1323 words)

  
 Albanians-Today Info Page
Albanians-Today is news & information mailing list that distributes pertinent and relevant information covering issues related to human, civil, cultural, academic, economic, and religious rights and freedoms throughout the Albanian lands.
The frequency of postings to this list is 2 (or 3) messages per month.
This is a hidden list, which means that the list of members is available only to the list administrator.
www.alb-net.com /mailman/listinfo/albanians-today   (434 words)

  
 020228IT
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  Albania information - Search.com
The Albanian government and people, the majority Muslim, protected its Jewish population and spared them imprisonment and probable murder at the hands of the Nazis.
Many ethnic Albanians also live in the bordering countries of Serbia and Montenegro (around 1,850,000; of that, around 1,800,000 in Serbia, around 1,700,000 in its province called Kosovo and around 50,000 in Montenegro) and the Republic of Macedonia (around 500,000) although a lot of Albanians believe that the number might be higher.
The dominant language is Albanian, although Greek is also spoken by the Greek minority in the southern regions of the country.
www.search.com /reference/Albania   (2015 words)

  
  Albanians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albanian sources claim they were forcefully expelled by the EDES troops of the Greek resistance for having collaborated with the Italian/German occupying forces.
The Arvanites are the descendants of ethnic Albanian immigrants from 11th century to the 15th century.
The fate of Kosovo remains uncertain owing to the reluctance of the Albanian majority to contemplate a restoration of Serbian sovereignty and of the United Nations and NATO to separate the territory definitively from Serbia in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 from 1999.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albanians   (1512 words)

  
 List of Albanians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of historical or current ethnic Albanians who are famous or notable, sorted by occupation and name:
Marco Basaiti - Italian painter of Albanian descent
Mehemet Ali - viceroy of Egypt (ethnic Albanian)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Albanians   (761 words)

  
 Albania - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Many ethnic Albanians also live in the bordering countries of Serbia and Montenegro (around 1,850,000; of that, around 1,800,000 in Serbia (around 1,700,000 in its province called Kosovo and around 50,000 in Montenegro) and the Republic of Macedonia (around 500,000) although a lot of Albanians believe that the number might be higher.
The dominant language is Albanian, although Greek is also spoken by the Greek minority in the southern regions of the country.
At the height of the Ottoman occupation, the majority of Albanians were mostly Muslim (70%), even though religion was prohibited during the communist era.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Albania   (1919 words)

  
 cars - Albania
It is bordered by Montenegro in the north, Serbia (Kosovo) in the north-east, the Republic of Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south, has a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the west, and a coast on the Ionian Sea in the southwest.
We first learn of Albanians in their native land as the Arbanites of Arbanon in Anna Comnenas' account (Alexiad 4) of the troubles in that region caused in the reign of her father Alexius I Comneus (1081-1118) by the Normans.
The language is Albanian, although Greek is also spoken by the Greek minority in the southern regions of the country.
www.carluvers.com /cars/Albania   (2247 words)

  
 People Profile: A Perspective on the Albanians
Albanians are the original inhabitants of the western Balkan Peninsula called Illyricum in Paul’s New Testament letter to the Romans (Romans 15:19).
Today Albanians are divided into Christian, Muslim, and atheist groups by religion as well as into Tosk and Gheg groups by language, but they remain a tightly knit culture that resists blending into other nationalities.
Project AERO (Albanian Evangelical Rural Outreach) is a two month annual summer project of Campus Crusade for Christ International that takes the Jesus film into villages and follows up in responsive areas.
www.oprev.org /Albaniansprofile.htm   (632 words)

  
 Albanians at AllExperts
Albanians have played a prominent role in the development of the arts and sciences as well as in religion and sport.
The two main Albanian variants are Tosk and Gheg.Some members of the Albanian diaspora do not speak the language (mostly in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom) but are still considered Albanian by ethnic origin or descent.Non-Albanians who studied the Albanian language include prominent individuals such as Franz Bopp, Norbert Jokl and Robert Elsie.
The fate of Kosovo remains uncertain owing to the reluctance of the Albanian majority to contemplate a restoration of Serbian sovereignty and of the United Nations and NATO to separate the territory definitively from Serbia in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 from 1999.
en.allexperts.com /e/a/al/albanians.htm   (1095 words)

  
 Albanians Summary
Albanians first arrived in Turkey as conscripts for the Turkish janissary forces (the janissaries were established in the fourteenth century) and subsequently for the Ottoman forces in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Albanian sources claim they were forcefully expelled by the EDES troops of the Greek resistance for having collaborated with the Italian/German occupying forces.
The fate of Kosovo remains uncertain owing to the reluctance of the Albanian majority to contemplate a restoration of Serbian sovereignty and of the United Nations and NATO to separate the territory definitively from Serbia in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 from 1999.
www.bookrags.com /Albanians   (2011 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Albanians killed by Serbs are not listed here, but most of them are included in the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) List.
Albanians on this list were most probably killed because of their lack of full cooperation with Albanians engaged in the armed struggle against Belgrade.
In any case of Albanian women raped as punishment for their relatives' lack of political correctness, we are going to omit the village as well, to avoid them reprisals, should they still be living there.
www.kosovoforum.net /site/balkan.htm   (1816 words)

  
 Albania information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Albanian government and people, the majority Muslim, protected its Jewish population and spared them imprisonment and probable murder at the hands of the Nazis.
Many ethnic Albanians also live in the bordering countries of Serbia and Montenegro (around 1,850,000; of that, around 1,800,000 in Serbia, around 1,700,000 in its province called Kosovo and around 50,000 in Montenegro) and the Republic of Macedonia (around 500,000) although a lot of Albanians believe that the number might be higher.
The dominant language is Albanian, although Greek is also spoken by the Greek minority in the southern regions of the country.
c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Albania   (2024 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of Albanians   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is a list of Albanians who are famous or notable, sorted by occupation and name:
Fawzia of Egypt - Egyptian princess (ethnic Albanian)
List of White House 'Enemies' and Memo Submitted by Dean to the Ervin Committee (Source)
www.hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_Albanians   (438 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Albanians Article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Some believe the Albanians to be descendants of the Illyrians while others give them origins that date back to 1043 when they were first mentioned in the Balkans.
Among the poorest of the Continent's nationalities, in the latter half of the 20th century Albanians experienced the highest rate of natural population growth of any of Europe's major indigenous ethnic groups, increasing their numbers from 1.5 million around 1900 and fewer than 2.5 million in 1950.
The situation in Macedonia seems to have been resolved by giving the Albanian minority greater government representation and the right to use the Albanian language in education and government.
www.ipedia.com /albanians.html   (594 words)

  
 ALBANIA : Encyclopedia Entry
The Republic of Albania, (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, IPA [ɾɛˈpubliˌka ɛ ˌʃcipəˈɾis]) is a Balkan country in Southeastern Europe.
It borders Montenegro in the North, southern Serbian province of Kosovo in the Northeast, the Republic of Macedonia in the East, and Greece in the South; it has a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the West, and a coast on the Ionian Sea in the Southwest.
Many ethnic Albanians also live in the bordering countries of Serbia (around 2,000,000; of that, around 1,800,000 in Kosovo), Montenegro (around 50,000), and the Republic of Macedonia (around 700,000) although a lot of Albanians believe that the number might be higher.
bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Albania   (2004 words)

  
 National Committee on American Foreign Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Albanians in the Balkan region are composed of the Geghs and the Tosks, who are distinguished from each other by dialect as well as by geography: Geghs live to the north, and the lowland Tosks live to the south of the Shkumbini River, which bisects Albania.
Albanian authorities should emphasize the need for an impartial, independent, and professional CEC that is committed to enforcing standards for free and fair elections as embodied in recent amendments to the Electoral Code.
Albanian troops were deployed to Afghanistan in October 2004 and are under the command of the Turkish contingent of ISAF.
www.ncafp.org /projects/failedstates.htm   (9454 words)

  
 Subscribe to ALBANIAN Discussion List!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
List Posting Guidelines 5.1 Posting News 5.2 Discussions 5.3 Using the list for drafting appeals and petitions 5.4 Questions and Other Messages 5.5 What is not Allowed on the List 5.6 Violation of the Rules of the ALBANIAN List 5.7 Action of the Board Members in case of a violation 6.
ALBANIAN list has been created as a device to discuss various issues related to Albania, Kosova, and the Albanian population in the Balkans (FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece), as well as Albanian communities world-wide, utilizing the flexibility and effectiveness of electronic mail.
The list owners need not approve the final draft of the petition or appeal text, however, it is REQUESTED that the final results of the petition or appeal be made public to the list members, as well as the organization(s) where the petition or appeal was sent.
scils.rutgers.edu /~mentor/lists/albanian.html   (2425 words)

  
 Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It borders Montenegro in the northwest, Serbia's Kosovo province in the north, the Republic of Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south; it has a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the west, and a coast on the Ionian Sea in the southwest.
Many ethnic Albanians also live in the bordering countries of Serbia (around 100,000) Kosovo(round 2 000 000), Montenegro (around 50,000), and the Republic of Macedonia (around 700,000) although a lot of Albanians believe that the number might be higher.
At the height of the Ottoman occupation, the Albanians were mostly Muslim (70%), but during the communist era religion was prohibited.
www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Albania   (1994 words)

  
 Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
The Albanians or Shqiptarë are a people of the western Balkan peninsula, speaking the Albanian language and numbering today approximately seven million worldwide.
The Albanians are called "Shqipetaret" in the Albanian language, which is freely translated as "The Sons of Eagles".
Albanian nationals, including many ethnic Greeks and Greek-identifying Aromanians or Arvanitovlachs in addition to ethnic Albanians, that arrived especially during the 1990s, mostly as illegal immigrants; as many as 500,000, according to the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Albanians_.html   (682 words)

  
 TWATCH-L archives -- October 2002 (#93)
Calling for tolerance, integration and reconciliation between the ethnic Albanian majority and minority communities, Annan said it is "particularly important" to create conditions that are "conducive to the sustainable return" of those who wish to return to Kosovo and to address "the fate of the missing" (U.N. release, Oct. 18).
Drago Nikolic, Vujadin Popovic and Ljubisa Beara are charged with multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the customs of war for their alleged participation in the forced transfer of women and children out of Srebrenica.
It is feared in Pristina that the arrest of four Albanians could escalate tensions in Kosovo and negatively affect relations between UNMIK and Kfor on the one side and the Albanian population on the other.
listserv.buffalo.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0210&L=twatch-l&D=1&O=D&P=10859   (17677 words)

  
 Shqiperia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Most of the population is Albanian (95% CIA World Factbook Feb 2005),there is a Greek minority (3% of the population).
Many ethnic Albanians also live in bordering Kosovo (around 1.8 million), Macedonia (around 500,000), Montenegro (around 47,000), Serbia (over 150,000, mainly in southern Serbia).Over 600,000 Albanian immigrants have migrated in Greece after the year 1990.
The language is Albanian, although Greek is also spoken by the Greek minority in the south regions of the country.
www.albania-guide.net /albania.php   (2295 words)

  
 Kosovo: The wired war | Tech News on ZDNet
In English, French, German and Albanian, the homepage of the Republic of Kosovo charts the history of a government that Serb officials call a "terrorist" province.
Albanians, with a diaspora of more than a half million worldwide, are clearly winning the battle for the most sites.
Albanian.com offers a list of Albanians online at www.albanian.com/main/homepages, where you can find ethnic Albanians like Qosja Rexhep, who offers music, personal musings on Kosovo, his top ten favorite images from the region and links to other Albanian diaspora.
news.zdnet.com /2100-9595-511467.html   (1470 words)

  
 Update 04.10.01 - Crisis in fYROM
The ICRC is particularly concerned by the ongoing problems of lack of freedom of movement in villages which have been directly affected by the fighting.
Through its regular contacts with the families of people still unaccounted for as a result of the conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is more aware than most of the growing desperation of those anxious to learn the fate of their relatives.
The ICRC initiated a meeting last Friday with Mr Ali Ahmeti, leader of the NLA, and at the same time submitted a list of ethnic Albanians (allegedly arrested but with no information as to their precise whereabouts) to the Macedonian authorities, with the request to both sides that they provide any information they can.
www.icrc.org /Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList346/63C637075766CD49C1256B6600606C01   (1149 words)

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