#albanian

[consultingcriminal]

proud to be queer and trans and an albanian 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇱

i hadn't given my relationship to my country a lot of thought until lately to be honest

persevering in order to create a better world and a better place for fellow queers especially the generation after mine

i have to survive but they don't have to just survive they should get to live and be free more than most of my generation are

[folkfashion]

Albanian woman, Albania, by Natasha and Elsa Paje

[22curlyy]

[charming-cherry]

[nemesnate]

"A man is washed clean with a glass of water, but the entire sea can't clean a woman."

—Albanian Proverb.

Meaning: Men are easily forgiven for the same mistakes with a small gesture, while women face ongoing judgment, revealing unfair expectations based on gender. This proverb shines a light on sexism within a culture, illustrating unequal forgiveness based on gender and emphasizing the need for awareness and change.

[arbenia]

“Free Palestine” Albanian written graffiti seen in Prishtina, Kosova.

[theshapeofhershadow]

. 🇦🇱

[anxhelotosuni]

Alb

[illustratus]

Bashi-bazouks before a Gateway by Paul Joanowits

Bashi-bazouks were irregulars in the Ottoman army and hailed from lands across the Ottoman empire, from Egypt to the Balkans. The two soldiers converse in an Egyptian setting, the gate topped by Mamluk carvings and flanked by East African 'Grandees' chairs', amalgams of Mamluk, Portuguese, and Indian influence.

[stamp-it-to-me]

a 1966 Albanian postage stamp from a series on domesticated animals

[ID: a postage stamp with a detailed illustration of a side view of a large pink pig. the pig appears to be a sow, with visible teats. the pig as been labelled "derri - sus scrofa". the face value of this stamp is 20 Albanian qindarkë. end ID]

[yvanspijk]

English is part of a large language family that includes French, Welsh, Polish, Persian, Greek, and Albanian. They stem from a common ancestor reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European.  The cardinal numerals from 1 to 10 illustrate their relationship well. Click the image for a selection.

[albanian-folklore]

 Detail of an Albanian traditional costume from Shestan.

[folkfashion]

Albanian men, Albania, by Natasha and Elsa Paje

[dpiperiwritings]

Washing porsche

[charming-cherry]

[arbenia]

Young Albanian girl wearing a traditional dress in Tirana, circa 1938.