The Bilal Xhaferri Cultural Association ( sq, Shoqata Kulturore "Bilal Xhaferri"), otherwise called "Cultural Community of Chameria", is a non-governmental organization centered in

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. This association was founded by a group of journalists, writers, artists and intellectuals, friends of dissident novelist and publicist

Bilal Xhaferri Bilal Xhaferri (1935 – 1986) was an Albanian writer and political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He is seen as the representative poet of the Albanian Chameria. Biography Bilal Xhaferri was born on 10 May or 2 November 1935 ...

.Bilal Xhaferri, Albanian writer from Chameria
/ref> Its key objective was to present Bilal’s figure to the Albanian people, to compare Albanian cultural values, especially those of

Chameria Chameria ( sq, Çamëria; el, Τσαμουριά, ''Tsamouriá''; tr, Çamlık) is a term used today mostly by Albanians to refer to parts of the coastal region of Epirus in southern Albania and Greece, traditionally associated with the Alban ...

, with those of the most developed countries.

History

The Cultural Association "Bilal Xhaferri" was founded in 1993 and since 1994 it operates as a cultural institution. It aimed to accomplishing better the mission of

Bilal Xhaferri Publishing House Bilal Xhaferri Publishing House (BXhPH) , in Albanian: ''Shtëpia Botuese "Bilal Xhaferri"'', is the first publishing institution of the democratic era, after 1990, when the communist dictatorship in Albania collapsed. It is owned by Shefki Hy ...

which opened in 1991. The large number of publications of this Publishing House and its large activity in those years stimulated the foundation of an institution with more values than a simple publishing house. The result of this intellectual collaboration was the foundation of the Cultural Association "Bilal Xhaferri", by Emrie Krosi, as a specialized institution that could expand cultural activity beyond

’s, with

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’s and Macedonia’s borders, up to the

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, to coordinate the work with

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organizations,

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, and

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Albanians organizations. The association aims to provide a great support for the Cham Issue, and the efforts of resolving this problem diplomatically. "Eagle's wing" magazine ( sq,

Krahu i Shqiponjës ''Krahu i shqiponjës'' ("''Eagle's Wing''") is an Albanian national magazine that first appeared in the democratic post-communist period, in Tirana (Albania), in 1995, in progress of Bilal Xhaferri's magazine, which was published in Chicago, Unit ...

), which was founded by

in the

, is the organ that continues to direct this association's activities.
On May 6, 1995, the Association in cooperation with Albanian government, made possible bringing back the remains of Bilal Xhaferri to his homeland, Saranda,

References

External links

Homepage of Cultural Community Chameria

Magazine "Krahu i Shqiponjës" ("Eagle’s Wing")
{{Cham Albanians Cultural organizations based in Albania 1993 establishments in Albania Organizations established in 1993

History

See also

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