Τετάρτη 6 Ιουλίου 2011

Ancient blood feuds cast long shadow over hopes for a modern Albania

guardian.co.uk
Vacuum of power since collapse of communism leads to resurgence in traditional Kanun law of an eye for an eye

Piotr Smolar

Guardian Weekly, Tuesday 5 July 2011 13.59 BST

No one will ever know how it all started, and in a way the original disagreement no longer matters, now that blood has been shed. But there is still Ismet (not his real name). Ismet will soon be 16, which is a problem. Becoming an adult means he must shoulder the burden of the family legacy and answer for it. He looks unconcerned as he approaches the school gate in a village a few kilometres outside Shkodër, the main town in north-west Albania. But before starting his story, he walks down the road, out of sight of the other pupils....more....
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/05/albania-kanun-blood-fueds-smolar

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