“It would be nice to say that my passion for rivers has a romantic origin story, with my father or grandfather taking me out into nature, but this isn’t the case. My passion and commitment have grown out of studying”.
Olsi Nika is always in a hurry, much like
Tirana, the Albanian city where he lives when he’s not working on some demonstration along the course of the
Vjosë River. The latest of these protest initiatives involved all major cities in Albania and many other large cities around the world. The “Vjosa National Park Now” slogan was written in huge letters at many significant locations with the goal of raising public awareness both nationally and internationally regarding the most recent – and one of the most important battles – that Olsi and other Albanian and international activists have been fighting.
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KUKES, ALBANIA (AP) Hate Ora has been weaving carpets and rugs for more than half a century, since learning the craft as a child by sneaking into her aunt’s workshop.
Ora, 64, is now teaching the methods she picked up and perfected to her daughter, nieces and other younger women to ensure there is another generation of artisans to continue the tradition.
Albania once had 13 former state-run factories that produced carpets, rugs, fez hats, folk costumes and other handicrafts. Kukes, a town northeast of the capital, Tirana, alone employed more than 1,200 women as weavers. In 1990, the local factory closed.
by Llazar Semini, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 4, 2021 4:00 am ADT
Last Updated Apr 4, 2021 at 4:09 am ADT
KUKES, Albania Hate Ora has been weaving carpets and rugs for more than half a century, since learning the craft as a child by sneaking into her aunt’s workshop.
Ora, 64, is now teaching the methods she picked up and perfected to her daughter, nieces and other younger women to ensure there is another generation of artisans to continue the tradition.
Albania once had 13 former state-run factories that produced carpets, rugs, fez hats, folk costumes and other handicrafts. Kukes, a town northeast of the capital, Tirana, alone employed more than 1,200 women as weavers. When the country’s communist era ended in 1990, the local factory closed.