Ushtima e Maleve (English: Sound Of The Mountains) is a Kosovar daily magazine published in Albanian in Kosovo's capital Pristina.

The magazine was conceived by a group of high school students from Gjilan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the League of Prizren, an Albanian national movement.[1]

History

Ushtima e maleve, albanien magazine

After consultations, the group decided to form a magazine honoring the League of Prizren and the nation's major events.[1] Its first leaflet was published on June 4, 1980 and the second edition was published on January 15, 1981.[2] Its first editorial staff consisted of Nexhat Rrustemi, Nijazi Ramadani, Naim Kurteshi and Nevzad Isufi.[1]

As continuations of the League of Prizren organization was banned, the magazine was soon disbanded by the communist authorities and many of its members were imprisoned for a period of time for irredentist and hostile activities.[1][3]

It resumed printing issues in Kokaj, Pristina, Kosovo from 1998-2001 during the height of Kosovo Liberation Army's activities and developments in Southeastern Kosovo and Insurgency in the Preševo Valley.[1][4] Special editions included "Kosovo and self-determination" and "The Last Galgotha". The third edition, from January-April 2001, covered the insurgency and developments in Western Macedonia.[2] Its editorial staff consisted of staff editor Fatmir Arifi, Nijazi Ramadani and Arbresh Dalipi.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nijaz Ramadani. "30 vjetori i Fletushkës "Ushtima e maleve" (Kosovës) 1979/2009". www.akllapi.net. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Zemra Shqiptare - Nijazi Ramadani: "Ushtima e maleve"". zemrashqiptare.net. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Arlind Nushi. "AlbaniaPress.com / ShqiperiaPress.com - Guerilja e bashkimit kombëtar dhe Fletushka "Ushtima e maleve"". albaniapress.com.
  4. ↑ Phillips, John (2004). Macedonia: Warlords and Rebels in the Balkans. Yale University Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780300102680.
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