'Ti nuk je shqiptar'
The standardization of Albanian culture and the erasure of diversity.
I've been told that this means my blood is "tainted," that I was not a "real" Albanian.
Religious pluralism and diversity of thought is something to be proud of in our culture.
This is Islamophobia dressed up shoddily as "de-colonialism."
Arbër Gashi
Arbër Gashi is a London-based writer, curator and researcher. He holds a BA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a master’s in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture from Birkbeck, University of London. He writes on themes related to the Balkans, Albanian identity, diaspora experiences and Kosovo’s cultural expression.
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