Anglo-Albanian Gazette Issue 15, Autumn 2020

Anglo-Albanian Gazette Issue 15, Autumn 2020

After the earthquake: how the AAA helped repair an Albanian school - Erlisa Bashllari, Alison Carter and Elenita Roshi explain how the AAA is helping to fund the reconstruction of the "Ismail Dema" 9-Year School at Fushë-Mamurras.

COVID-19 Diaries of a Kosovan Social Worker - Ideas Partnership manager Anita Plakolli describes the additional challenges of delivering aid to Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian families during the pandemic.

Shpresa’s work during the Covid pandemic - Alison Carter reports on how the UK-based charity Shpresa (Hope) is continuing to support Albanian families from marginalised and deprived backgrounds during the pandemic.

Book review: Joanna Hanson reviews Somewhere Near to History: The Wartime Diaries of Reginald Hibbert, edited by Jane Nicolev and published by Signal Books.

Film review: Fjoralba Miraka reviews Zana, written and directed by Antoneta Kastrati. The film tells the story of a woman from Kosovo who is struggling with the devastating after-effects of war.

Exhibition review: Unbound - Visionary Women Collecting Textiles - John Watkins reports on a textiles exhibition at Two Temple Place in London, which includes a number of garments collected by Edith Durham.

Captain Duncan Heaton-Armstrong’s Albanian memorabilia - Malcolm Howe describes how, after the death of a family friend, he learned about Duncan Heaton-Armstrong’s role as private secretary to Prince William of Wied.  

Letter from Tirana - “Nevinson”

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