100 years of indipendence,100 debar figures

Abstract

The year 2012 was the year of the 100th anniversary, the year; when a century ago on 28 November 1912, in Vlora, the patriot Ismail Qemali, hoisted the flag.
This was a result of those great efforts and sacrifices, that Albanians had done during the centuries of freedom and independence.
It was just for this purpose the organization of promoting the book “100 years of independence, 100 Debar figures” by Prof. Dr. Arian Kadiu. From the beginning of the book, it draws attention the phrase: “Coals from the Debar fire”.
It is revealed in the author’s imagination that: Debar is a hotbed, from which its people emerge and shine. In this Ember (fire) of Debar there are coals that shine much, but there are others that still continue to burn, with an assurance that tomorrow they will become a fire with large coals. Debar fire hearth has never and will never extinguish, because the Debar people, with their mind, hands and the sweat will blow the fire not to be out. It is difficult the undertaking to present 100 Debar figures in years, but the author has succeeded in it.
The more you are involved in poking about their lives the more is added the number of figures, that continue to promote further.
It happens because his Debar people, the prominent ones are added every day, and the list is very long, because you have something to say for everyone that you present. This has a another connotation, that after this publication, other publications will follow, because every Debar citizen deserves a few lines to be written.
In this edition we have at hand distinguished figures of Debar region such as V.Agolli (Debar), S.Alliu, A.Alibali, J.Bagëri, L. Basha, I.Bellova, I. Krosi, Y. Çausholli, I. Pashë Dibra, A.Dibra, R.Daci, J. Dibra, A.Fida, A.Greva, D.Hima, L.Hanku, Z. Hima, E. Isufi, T. Jegeni, D.N. Kaçorri, F. Kaba, R.Kadiu, I. Krosi, Sh. Langu, S. Najdeni, H. Muglica, G. Ostreni, S. Ohrid, S. Rusi, L. Pustina, Y. Pustina, S. Pitarka, N. Pilku, H. Sharofi, L. Strazimiri, I. Shatku (Debar), I. Tershana, K. Traja, E. Tershana, V. Turkeshi, S.Tomçini. Etc.
Another merit of the author is that in this volume he presents prominent figures, who were unknown until now, because the Party of the proletarian dictatorship, always bypassed, since they had given blood and sweat in building the country, such as Dine Beg Maqellara, Edip Tershana, Njazi Pilku, Lutfi Strazimiri, etc.
Professor Lutfi Hanku states that shortly we must stress his creative spirit in the art world with the publication, on the eve of the commemorative feast the book “100 years of independence, 100 Debar figures”, which was well received, and it proves the love of the writer. Even here, his smile selected 100 personalities, who, in the democratic awareness of the author deserve to be in the book, because the author does not slumber in the dreams, or in the drawers of the wounded conscience of the communist system.
These Debar personalities, with noble features, are collected in the museum of memory, a Korab vital values and history is whitewashed, Debar revives and readers were stick to them.
The creator of the written world of art has a particular sensation, that when he becomes aware and experiences the reality and the event and throws it into the paper with inspiration and emotions, away from the pomp of word and with the purity of the language.
So, Arian gathers the wisdom and bravery of Debar as in a magic museum, where the characters present to the reader the profile of freedom and knowledge. The march in the world of researcher and creator echoes and is scanned by the author being covered with wisdom and humanism. Debar deserves such an edition for 100 Debar figures.
Then followed the discussions and the welcoming speeches, wher we depict: Niazi Kosovrasti, People’s teacher, Ismet Bellova, actress Adivije Alibali (Sharofi), Dr. Ramiz Zekaj, etc.. They estimated the hard work of Prof.. Arian Kadiu, the values of this work, which is distinguished for the Debar personalities it presents on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Independence.
These figures reflect us the courage and integrity of Debar, for the protection of native lands, as well as the outstanding efforts they have made to the benefit of the fatherland.
Even to the region of Debar, the wounds of concerns are visible that they tried with bloody clans and walls, with fatality separative walls of history in our bodies and in our land. The soul concern knocks everybody with pain in the memory. And still it kills, because “Albania is divided in half by Drin River” (L.Poradeci).
In this heavy and bitter fatality, our professor knew how to appreciate the values of the personalities, whose bone, brain and blood never rest for our nation in centuries.
That is why, the love for nation and flag does not shed to pieces, because Ariani, with his two recent works, like twins, brought to hear the epic anthem of democracy, as the magic of patriotic spirit to befriend 100 Debar images, with whom will be felt the poetic voice of speech, as a democratic ideal, as two sister-books who sing for nation and flag.