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Krahu i shqiponjës is an Albanian national magazine which first appeared in the democratic post-communist period, in Tirana

Tirana

Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

(Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

), in 1995, in progress of Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He was born in Ninat, Konispol in southern Albania, and died in Chicago, USA...

's magazine, which was published in Chicago

Chicago

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, USA. The spiritual leader was and still remains Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He was born in Ninat, Konispol in southern Albania, and died in Chicago, USA...

History

"Eagle's Wing" is a political, cultural, literary and social magazine, which was first published in 1974, in two languages: Albanian

Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...

and English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, as an organ of the Cham League in Chicago

Chicago

, USA. The Albanian dissident

Dissident

A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. When dissidents unite for a common cause they often effect a dissident movement....

writer Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He was born in Ninat, Konispol in southern Albania, and died in Chicago, USA...

was the founder, editor and leader of this magazine. (Bilal Xhaferri was born on November 2, 1935 in Ninat, Konispol

Konispol

Konispol is the southernmost town in Albania. It sits one kilometer away from the Albanian-Greek border. The municipality consists of the town Konispol and the village Çiflik.The town's main interests are agriculture and viticulture...

, and after a dissident literary - publicistic activity was obliged to escape from the communist Albania

Albania

in 1969 and find a shelter in Chicago

Chicago

, USA, where he died on October 14, 1986). "Eagle's wing" magazine stopped being published with Bilal Xhaferri's death. This magazine was characterized by an anti-communist spirit.

"Eagle's Wing" magazine was a free democratic thinking tribune.
Among the magazine's pages, Albanian national problems were treated, especially the Cham issue, Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

problem and problems of Albanian communities around the world and in Diaspora.

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He was born in Ninat, Konispol in southern Albania, and died in Chicago, USA...

could communicate through "Eagle's wing" magazine with a lot of Albanian intellectuals in USA, Europe

Europe

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and Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

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, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

and elsewhere, with newspapers and other Albanian magazines of Diaspora, and also with other organs of the international press.

Among the pages of "Eagle's wing" magazine, besides the publications of many foreign and Albanian authors, Bilal Xhaferri published even his works, a lot of publicistic articles, poetries, tales and fragments of the novel "Opposite sidewalks" (1975), fragments of the novel "The moon of the yards" (1977), skits for the Albanian language courses that were situated near mosques, masjids or Albanian churches in exile. He also published his drawings and caricatures, artistic photos and short films made by him. He wrote in USA movie scenarios. In the magazine number, where was published for the first time a passage of the novel "The moon of the yards", it was advertised the fact that he was producing a scenario from this novel for a feature film with a complete length under the adapted title in English

English language

"The moon of the Countryside". A company from Hollywood was going to film it.

Because of the anti-communist viewpoints of the dissident writer Bilal Xhaferri, the editorial office of "Eagle's wing" magazine was set on fire in 1981. His life too, was put sometimes in danger by some persons, connected with the Albanian secret police. Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He was born in Ninat, Konispol in southern Albania, and died in Chicago, USA...

could publish 39 editions.

Since 1995 and following "Eagle's Wing" magazine goes on being published in Tirana

Tirana

, as the organ of the Cultural Association “Bilal Xhaferri”

Cultural Association “Bilal Xhaferri”

The Bilal Xhaferri Cultural Association , otherwise called Cultural Community of Chameria, is a non-governmental organization centered in Tirana, Albania. This association was founded by a group of journalists, writers, artists and intellectuals, friends of dissident novelist and publicist Bilal...

(The Cultural Community of Chameria), founded and directed by the journalist and writer Shefki Hysa

Shefki Hysa

Shefki Mazar Hysa - is an Albanian writer and journalist.- Biography :He continued his elementary studies in Shalës of Konispol, Çamëri region.In 1976, he continued his studies at high school Konispol...

. He initiated the return of Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He was born in Ninat, Konispol in southern Albania, and died in Chicago, USA...

's bones in Albania

Albania

. The magazine is published in the Albanian

Albanian language

language and partially in English

English language

, French

French language

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, German

German language

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and Italian

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

.

In the magazine's pages, besides editions that defend Albanian national issue, notably the Cham and Kosovo

Kosovo

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problem, have often been published even articles and selected compositions by the personalities of the Albanian pens like: Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri

Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He was born in Ninat, Konispol in southern Albania, and died in Chicago, USA...

, Dritëro Agolli

Dritëro Agolli

Dritëro Agolli is an Albanian poet, writer, politician, and former president of the defunct Albanian League of Writers and Artists. He studied in Leningrad in the Soviet Union and wrote primarily poetry, but also short stories, essays, plays, and novels...

, Ismail Kadare

Ismail Kadare

Ismail Kadare is an Albanian writer. He is known for his novels, although he was first noticed for his poetry collections. In the 1960s he focused on short stories until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army. In 1996 he became a lifetime member of the Academy of Moral...

, Jakup Mato

Jakup Mato

Jakup Halil Mato started publishing his articles and research studies in the field of literature and arts since the beginning of the 1960s He was iven a educational administrator....

, Martin Mato , Namik Mane, Pjetër Arbnori

Pjetër Arbnori

Pjetër Filip Arbnori was an Albanian gulag survivor. He was dubbed "the Mandela of the Balkans" by Albanian statesmen because of the length of his 28 year internment. He was born in Durrës, on the Adriatic coast...

, Arben Çokaj, Sazan Goliku, Sokol Jakova, Shefki Hysa

Shefki Hysa

, Vath Koreshi

Vath Koreshi

Vath Koreshi was an Albanian writer and screen writer. He is probably best known for writing the script to the 1990 romantic drama film Balada e Kurbinit. He also wrote the script to Botë e padukshme in 1987.-External links:* * * *...

, Visar Zhiti etc..
You can find in the pages of this magazine even articles, interviews and portraits of many Albanian politicians, such as: Sali Berisha

Sali Berisha

Sali Ram Berisha is an Albanian politician and cardiologist, currently the Prime Minister of Albania and the leader of Democratic Party of Albania ....

, Sabri Godo, Bamir Topi

Bamir Topi

Bamir Myrteza Topi is the fifth and current President of Albania since 24 July 2007. He was also Honorary President of Albanian football club KF Tirana from 2005 to 2007.-Early life and public activities:...

, Besnik Mustafaj

Besnik Mustafaj

Besnik Bajram Mustafaj is an Albanian writer and diplomat. He became foreign minister of Albania on September 11, 2005, when the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha took office. He resigned on April 24, 2007 and was replaced by Lulzim Basha on April 25. His resignation came after strong...

, Fatmir Mediu

Fatmir Mediu

Fatmir Mediu is a former Albanian Minister of Defence . On March 2008, after the military ammunition explosion incident in Gërdec, where 26 people were killed, Mediu resigned and is under investigation. His successor is Gazmend Oketa.He is currently Minister of Environment, Forests & Water...

, Skënder Gjinushi

Skënder Gjinushi

Skënder Gjinushi is an Albanian politician. He graduated from the University of Tirana with a degree in Mathematics. He is the current leader of the Social Democratic Party of Albania...

, Edi Rama

Edi Rama

Edi Rama is an Albanian politician, painter, publicist, professor, and former athlete. Currently he is the leader of the Socialist Party of Albania, the biggest party in Albania , by wining the most of votes as a party in the last eight election.He has served as board member at the local Soros...

, Ilir Meta

Ilir Meta

Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister. He was Prime Minister of Albania from 1999 to 2002 and has been Foreign minister twice since then.- Studies :...

etc., and of Kosovo politicians such as: Ibrahim Rugova

Ibrahim Rugova

Ibrahim Rugova was an Albanian politician who was the first President of Kosovo and of its leading political party, the Democratic League of Kosovo ....

, Hashim Thaçi

Hashim Thaci

Hashim Thaçi is the Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo , and former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army .-Early life and education:...

, Sabri Hamiti etc.

Even creations of global authors like: Alfred de Musset

Alfred de Musset

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle from 1836.-Biography:Musset was born on 11 December 1810 in Paris...

, Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems...

, Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...

, Jack London

Jack London

John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...

, Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...

etc., has been published in this magazine.

The foreign authors who have notably treated the Chame issue like Miranda Vickers, Doris Pack

Doris Pack

Doris Pack is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament . She served as a member of the Bundestag 1974–1983 and 1985–1989. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party...

, Hillary Clinton, James Pettifer

James Pettifer

James Pettifer is a British academic, author and journalist who has specialised in Balkan affairs.He was born in 1949 in Hereford and was educated at King's School, Worcester, and Hertford College, Oxford....

and Dr. Haim Reitan

Haim Reitan

Dr. Haim Nissim Reitan was born in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, on May 20, 1946. He is a doctor, a diplomat, a translator and a publicist.- Personal life :...

etc., have taken a special place in "Eagle's wing" magazine and they will do the same in the future.

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History

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