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In physics, tension is the pulling or stretching force transmitted axially along an object such as a string, rope, chain, rod, truss member, or other object, so as to stretch or pull apart the object. In terms of force, it is the opposite of compression. Tension might also be described as the action-reaction pair of forces acting at each end of ...
Ismail Kadare (Albanian pronunciation: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe]; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual.
History. The society was founded by elite members of the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights, led by Sami Frashëri, Abdyl Frashëri, and other Rilindas as Jani Vreto, Pandeli Sotiri, Koto Hoxhi, Pashko Vasa, etc. Its members represented all Albanian territories and all religions. [3] Not much is known on the discussions that took ...
KFF Vllaznia is an Albanian women's football club based in Shkodër.The club is considered by UEFA to be the successor club to Ada, who disbanded in 2013.They play their homes games at the Reshit Rusi Stadium and compete in Kategoria Superiore Femra.
The establishment of the Standardized Albanian language. The Albanian Orthography Congress ( Albanian: Kongresi i Drejtshkrimit të Gjuhës Shqipe) was a linguistics event held in Tirana, People's Republic of Albania, in 1972. It established for the first time the unified orthographic rules of the Albanian language which are still in use today.
Naum Veqilharxhi (born Naum Panajot Bredhi; 1797–1846) [1] [2] was an Albanian lawyer and scholar. In 1844, he published using a unique alphabet for the Albanian language with characters he had created himself, the Vithkuqi script. Veqilharxhi is one of the most prominent figures of the early Albanian National Awakening, and is considered by ...
Vath Koreshi (1936–2006) was one of the most renowned Albanian novelists and screen writers.He is perhaps best known for writing a series of romans and novels such as “The two Saturdays of Susana" (1971), “The Hajji of Frakulla" and “The marriage of Sako" (1980),“Requiem for a woman" (1995), "The wulf and the star" (1996), “A woman in yellow in Buddha Forest" (2003) etc., but also ...
LGBT rights in Albania. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Albania face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, although LGBT people are protected under comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation. [1] Both male and female same-gender sexual activities have been legal in Albania since 1995, but households ...