Muslims - the most discriminated in Kosovo: "Where is that Democracy"?!

The anti-hijab (anti-headscarf) drive in several European countries has reached the Muslim-majority province of Kosovo after tens of high schools expelled girls throughout Kosova for insisting on putting on the headscarf.

For instance, The "Hamez Jashari" high school expelled Fatmire Jashari and Valbona Kabashi on September 14, the second day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.The "Anton Ceta" high school followed suit and kicked out Mihane Veliu on the same day for also wearing the Muslim headscarf.
The girls donned the hijab just before the start of the school year on September 3, becoming the first in Skenderaj to abide by the Islamic dress code.







Skenderaj's 70,000 population are all Muslims and the city is home to 14 mosques. The two schools are the only high schools in the city.Islam is the official religion of UN-administered Kosovo, which is seeking independence from Serbia, with Muslims making up more than 95 percent of the population.



Many other cases have occurred lately in the town of Besianë where more and more girls are being expelled from schools because of their belief and morals while many girls go half-naked in schools alongside without being adviced the opposite, let alone kicked out of schools.

Destroying Schools to Build Imposed Cathedrals

Lack of democracy and human rights in Kosova has taken shape immediately after the war in Kosova where the government has been exerting a lot of pressure upon and ignorance towards the Islamic Community in Kosova and the recent illegal and undemocratic initiative to destroy and put down the city high school in the center of the capital city of Prishtina in order to build up an imposed cathedral instead.



This school which survived during Milosevic's atrocious operations, has recently been brought down in order to unlawfully and unscrupulously build a cathedral which in fact will serve as a document and an object of the undemocratic and anti-islamic government of Kosova and the negligent UN mission in Kosova.











Hey, government..., leave our schools alone !!

France - the first of the firsts

France became the first European Union nation to recognise Kosovo after US President George W. Bush recognised Kosovo's declaration of independence, saying:"The Kosovars are now independent."

Bernard Kouchner, the French foreign minister, made the announcement after he and his 26 EU counterparts adopted a joint statement underlining the bloc's long-standing position that the province's secession from Serbia does not set a precedent for territorial disputes elsewhere in Europe or beyond.

Mr Kouchner said that President Nicolas Sarkozy had written to the president of Kosovo to convey France's official recognition. "It's the end of the Balkan troubles. I hope it's over. And now we need reconciliation, even now I know that will take a long time," he told a news conference.

Kosova - a New Country

KOSOVA - A New Country

I’m sure everyone of you heard about the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo. I got online and searched for informations and pictures about Kosovo. Reading some historical references I found out about how Tito included Kosovo in Yugoslavia.

After Tito died, in 1981 Albanians started fighting Serbians for their “rightful” country. They even asked for unification with Albania. In 1992 the first president of Kosovo was elected. His name was Ibrahim Rugova and he was the one who started building the republic of Kosovo. People had access to their own churches, hospitals, schools and many more but the republic had no army until 1997 when UCK (Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës), the Kosovo Liberation Army started fighting Serbians. Their main goal was to obtain independence of Kosovo no matter what, even if people were killed during the process.

The result? Tens of thousands of refugees fleeing Kosovo are describing horrifying stories of Serb atrocities

More than 10.000 Albanians were murdered and many more were forced to move out of Kosovo, in order to survive. Later Slobodan Milosevici was accused by the International Criminal Tribunal on the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. Slobodan was 64 and died of a heart attack in his cell while waiting for the verdict.

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Martti Ahtisaari, a UN emissary was sent to Serbia to find the ideal solution regarding the future of Kosovo.
In 2006 the president of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova died. Fatmir Sejdiu took his place and soon after Albanians and Serbians had begun negotiations.

In 2007 emissary Martti Ahtisaari, presented the Ahtisaari Plan.

Russia, having the right of veto, pleaded for Serbia and blocked the Ahtisaari Plan. United States, Russia, France, England, Germany and Italy sent an American, a Russian and an European to try to get to an agreement between Albanians and Serbians but the negotiations failed.
On February 17, 2008 authorities from Kosovo announced their unilateral declaration of independence. “Russia’s parliament passed a motion Monday condemning Kosovo’s declaration of independence, which means a loss of 15 percent of Serbia’s territory. Serbia ordered home its ambassadors in the U.S., France and Turkey as rebukes for recognizing the tiny new nation of 2 million people.”

"WE FOUGHT SO WE COULD LIVE IN PEACE"

Letter to a Serb

Dear Andrea,







As you know already, Serbia hasnt been in such position because of Karadzic, but Serbia protected and hid him, therefore it was in such position. He was sheltered, given false documents, and may be even guarded by the authorities in Serbia. Who else can provide such services except for the State authorities?



Beside this, during my last stay in Belgrade, I was shocked how he was preceived among the youth as hero and savior of serbianism...and serbian nation from 'turks'...(Bosnians and Albanians that are moslem). I was disgusted and I feld bad for understanding serbian chit-chats between pro european/ against Karadzic discussions in Belgrade with a group of young students...



"Look where are we because of him" and "ali naravno on je heroj ali to ne smemo da kazemo" was the kind of conversation that a Law student was making thinking that I have no idea what he is talking about! A law student to make such comment... and you expect to have a fair and good judges tomorrow...



I am just wondering how people belive that he was hidding? In modern age of technology, you can not really hide more than for hours...can you Andrea hide somewhere in Belegrade where nobody recognises you without the support of those who are suppose to hunt for you?



Andrea,

I am not asking you to withdraw your comment. I am asking you as colleague to do a fair report on what people think really about Karadzic in Serbia...as journalist or reporter. Beside this, do not take this as personal.