The Cúirt International Festival of Literature is offering young Albanian writers the opportunity to take part in a project that promotes literature in lesser known languages. The festival itself has been held annually since 1985 and it consists of a number of events that take place over the course of a week, with participation from Irish […]
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Are you an avid cyclist with a thirst for travel? If that is you in a nutshell, you will happy to hear of plans for a new cross-border cycling route that will transverse a total of eight countries. Plans are currently in the works to launch a 2000km mountain bike trail that will take cyclists […]
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Next week, a collaboration between The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Open Minds Spectrum Albania (OSMA) will result in a specialised workshop being held in Tirana that will encourage the countries businesses to support the rights of LGBTI individuals. The HRC is America’s largest civil rights organisation with over 3 million members and focusses […]
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UNUM is a brand new festival launching in Shengjin, Albania from 31 May – 2 June 2019. The festival will focus on house and techno, and has announced a lineup that includes Craig Richards, Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano and more. The festival says sunrise and sunset parties will be among its key draws, as well as […]
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This post was originally written for Exit.al Skena Jazz Quartet @Destil Hostel on January 18th Would you like to start this New Year with some amazing jazz music? Skena Jazz Quarter are, for one night only at Destil Hostel. Elona Islamaj, Sokol Sejdo, Endri Hekurani and Ergys Haili will together bring the fascinating sounds of […]
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It may be January but that doesn’t mean there is nothing to do in Tirana- here is a selection of a few events that might interest you. SUSHI All You Can Eat – January 7th Enjoy a healthy start to the year with all-you-can-eat sushi at Salt, Blloku. The event is here. Screening | Basir Mahmood […]
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2018 has been a whirlwind and these are my best, proudest, and most memorable moments and memories. TedXTalks View this post on Instagram If you had told me five years, two years, or even one year ago that I would be doing a TEDxTalk in Albania and speaking about my life, I would never have […]
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I know that Christmas is a bit of a new concept in Albania, and in a country where very few people really care about religion, its real meaning is not very well understood. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that Albanian’s have no idea about Christmas, but in my experience when I […]
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Over the last 10 days, Albanian students have taken to the streets to demand improvements in education, their rights, and the conditions that they are forced to accept. If you live in Tirana, the chances are that you have seen them marching, heard them chanting, or seen pictures of them on your social media news […]
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On December 12th2018, 24 NGOs in Albania released a statement to express their support for the ongoing student protests in the country. Supporting the student’s requests, the Civil Society organisations demanded that 5% of the GDP of the country be spent on Education. At the moment, Albania only spends 3.3%of the GDP on education, a […]
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