"It was a kind of protest and message to Albanians" - Why did Rexhep Qosja refuse to hold a reception and ceremony for him?

2026-04-23 16:53:31Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"It was a kind of protest and message to Albanians" - Why did Rexhep

Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Pristina, Arsim Sinani, spoke about the passing of academician Rexhep Qosja. During his speech, Sinani said that with the passing of academician Qosja, the last Albanian Renaissance man also passed away.

He added that Qosja was one of the most important figures in Albanian culture and literature. According to him, Qosja did not give up on the idea of ​​national unity and that he maintained his beliefs that Albanians should live united.

"There is no one like Professor Qosja, a pedantic man, regular with his ideas who always promoted the political movement, the movement, how can we say the secret, the student movement, he put it in the spotlight, that is, what Albanians should walk towards the path of unification, and I think he remained very loyal to it until the last minutes of his life."

"He did not retreat and did not make any compromises with anyone who did actions to Kosovo at certain moments that he did not like. He was consistent and stood by these convictions of his, which I think from today are perpetuated and become part of the doctrine that Albanians should put into action," he told Euronews Albania.

Regarding Qosja's bequest for a private funeral ceremony, Sinani emphasized that this was a kind of symbolic protest to show where the connection between Albania and Kosovo ended.

"This is a kind of protest. We who know it are a kind of protest against how Albanians are going and the situation they are in. It is a kind of symbolic protest of where we have ended up."

Albania and Kosovo, Albanians as a whole, should use these historical moments to move towards the idea of ​​national unity, towards the idea of ​​well-being, towards the idea of ​​the Albanian doctrine. Professor Qosja has always been a man who has always made well-thought-out actions, actions that mean they give messages. This is also a message for Albanians.

It is a message. He will also say that he is a man who was born from the bosom of this people and is an ordinary man and he will be remembered for what he wrote, for his works. He did not like these official ceremonies. He lived a modest life, always dedicated to writing. His library is a great asset that Albanians have", he said.


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