{"id":1078,"date":"2025-07-29T12:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakicatkombetare.al\/?page_id=1078"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:14:23","slug":"pakica-boshnjake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pakicatkombetare.al\/en\/pakica-boshnjake\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakica Boshnjake"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/pakicatkombetare.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakica-boshnjake-01-scaled.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||223px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1389px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;150px|auto||208px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;62px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||33px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<h1 class=\"dsm-dual-heading-main et_pb_module_header translation-block\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Bosnian<\/strong> National Minority<\/span><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;57%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-96px|||15px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;750ms&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;250ms&#8221; scroll_fade=&#8221;0|22|22|61|0|100|100&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;7px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pakicatkombetare.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/475826032_605872865420338_5436492322487239007_n.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;63%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-207px|-283px||200px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;750ms&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;250ms&#8221; scroll_fade=&#8221;0|21|21|56|0|100|100&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;7px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;59px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;52px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;16px||-11px|77px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span><span style=\"color: #ee5641\"><strong>Bosnians have lived<\/strong><\/span> in Albania ever since<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#424242&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;25px|1px||76px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|71px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">since 1865. The homeland of this community is Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Balkan Peninsula in the southeastern part of the European continent. Bosniaks are one of the three minorities in Albania that gained national minority status in October 2017.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">In 1865, hundreds of Bosnian families from Po\u010ditelj, Ljubu\u0161ki, Gacko, Nevesinje, Blagaj, Domanovi\u0107i, Stolac, \u010capljina (areas around the city of Mostar), and others, after selling their properties, boarded a ship in the city of Dubrovnik, heading towards Istanbul in search of a better life. Due to a defect, the ship anchored at the port of Durr\u00ebs. It is said that there they met an officer who told them they didn\u2019t need to go all the way to Istanbul. This fact encouraged the Bosnians to stop there, convinced by the fact that they were in a place with similar faith and traditions as their homeland.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#ee5641&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#242424&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;45px|||78px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Ku Jan\u00eb T\u00eb P\u00ebrq\u00ebndruar&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">They found it very easy to settle in Albania. The areas where they settled were uninhabited by locals. They bought all the habitable land with gold Napoleons that they had earned from selling their properties in Bosnia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The Bosniak community has continued to preserve their distinctive identity through interaction with people who share their ethnic origin. The Bosniak minority in Albania is concentrated in three villages\u2014Stari Borak, Borak, and Koxhas\u2014which are adjacent to each other in the city of Shijak. There are also Bosniak populations in the villages of Hamil and Libofsh\u00eb, as well as in the cities of Shijak, Tirana, Durr\u00ebs, Elbasan, Fier, Shkod\u00ebr, Lushnje, and others.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Prej Sa Koh\u00ebsh Jan\u00eb N\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Members of the community say that during the communist regime they did not face problems. They say they used to listen to the radio from their homeland, and there was no censorship regarding their origin. The Bosniaks have managed to preserve a language that has been passed down to future generations through communication practices up to the present day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">One of the key \u201cinstitutions\u201d that has nurtured the cultivation of the language over the years is precisely the family. Since their settlement in Albania in 1865, Bosniaks have communicated with each other in their mother tongue. Bosniak families function as a genuine \u201cinstitution\u201d in this regard. Within the walls of a Bosniak household, only Bosnian is spoken, and if we continue to speak in an institutional context, it could even be considered an \u201cofficial language.\u201d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Integrimi N\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">One form of integration for the Bosnian minority in Albania has been through education. Throughout their time in Albania, the community did not give up on efforts to introduce their minority language in schools. These efforts were realized between 2006 and 2008, when, through a private initiative by the Chairman of the Bosnian Association of Albania \u201cZAMBAK,\u201d Mr. Fiqiri Kllari, Bosnian language lessons began at the school in the village of Borak.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">With the acquisition of national minority status in October 2017, Bosniaks were guaranteed the right to education in their own language, marking a new phase in their life in Albania. This shift from integration into the majority's educational system creates a special space to strengthen a key feature of their identity \u2014 their language.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Kultura e boshnjak\u00ebve t\u00eb Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The culture of the Bosnians in Albania reveals a \u201cmosaic\u201d shaped between traditions inherited from their ancestors and coexistence with the locals. Bosnian weddings were and still are conducted quite differently from those of the Albanian majority. The weddings begin precisely with the dance \u201cTrepetlika, Trepetala puna bisera.\u201d A characteristic Bosnian dance played at every wedding is exactly<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u201cThe quadrille dance.\u201d Bosnians are also distinguished by their rich and unique cuisine. The Bosnians of Albania are likewise known for their very rich ethnographic culture, including their characteristic traditional clothing, which has been preserved to this day.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Kontributet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Members of the Bosnian community in Albania stand out as skilled farmers and herders, bringing the cultivation of several agricultural crops to the country. Bosnians have also been recognized as highly skilled artisans in various trades such as construction, leatherworking, metalworking, and more. Even today, this community remains a significant contributor to the economic development of the Durr\u00ebs area and beyond.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">This community has produced many prominent figures who have contributed significantly to the development of education, culture, and sports in Albania.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/pakicatkombetare.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakica-boshnjake-01-scaled.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;26px||39px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1389px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2px|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;0.7em&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;0.8em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||33px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<h1 class=\"dsm-dual-heading-main et_pb_module_header\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Minorities <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"dsm-dual-heading-main et_pb_module_header\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Natio<span>e<\/span>tare <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"dsm-dual-heading-main et_pb_module_header\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Boshnjake<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f4f4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-26px|||||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|24px|24px||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3px||-11px|39px||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span><span style=\"color: #ee5641\"><strong>Bosnians have lived<\/strong><\/span> in Albania ever since<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#424242&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;23px|1px||39px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|42px|71px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">since 1865. The homeland of this community is Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Balkan Peninsula in the southeastern part of the European continent. Bosniaks are one of the three minorities in Albania that gained national minority status in October 2017.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">In 1865, hundreds of Bosnian families from Po\u010ditelj, Ljubu\u0161ki, Gacko, Nevesinje, Blagaj, Domanovi\u0107i, Stolac, \u010capljina (areas around the city of Mostar), and others, after selling their properties, boarded a ship in the city of Dubrovnik, heading towards Istanbul in search of a better life. Due to a defect, the ship anchored at the port of Durr\u00ebs. It is said that there they met an officer who told them they didn\u2019t need to go all the way to Istanbul. This fact encouraged the Bosnians to stop there, convinced by the fact that they were in a place with similar faith and traditions as their homeland.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#ee5641&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#242424&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-7px|37px||37px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Ku Jan\u00eb T\u00eb P\u00ebrq\u00ebndruar&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">They found it very easy to settle in Albania. The areas where they settled were uninhabited by locals. They bought all the habitable land with gold Napoleons that they had earned from selling their properties in Bosnia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The Bosniak community has continued to preserve their distinctive identity through interaction with people who share their ethnic origin. The Bosniak minority in Albania is concentrated in three villages\u2014Stari Borak, Borak, and Koxhas\u2014which are adjacent to each other in the city of Shijak. There are also Bosniak populations in the villages of Hamil and Libofsh\u00eb, as well as in the cities of Shijak, Tirana, Durr\u00ebs, Elbasan, Fier, Shkod\u00ebr, Lushnje, and others.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Prej Sa Koh\u00ebsh Jan\u00eb N\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Members of the community say that during the communist regime they did not face problems. They say they used to listen to the radio from their homeland, and there was no censorship regarding their origin. The Bosniaks have managed to preserve a language that has been passed down to future generations through communication practices up to the present day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">One of the key \u201cinstitutions\u201d that has nurtured the cultivation of the language over the years is precisely the family. Since their settlement in Albania in 1865, Bosniaks have communicated with each other in their mother tongue. Bosniak families function as a genuine \u201cinstitution\u201d in this regard. 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These efforts were realized between 2006 and 2008, when, through a private initiative by the Chairman of the Bosnian Association of Albania \u201cZAMBAK,\u201d Mr. Fiqiri Kllari, Bosnian language lessons began at the school in the village of Borak.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">With the acquisition of national minority status in October 2017, Bosniaks were guaranteed the right to education in their own language, marking a new phase in their life in Albania. 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Shteti am\u00eb i k\u00ebtij komuniteti \u00ebsht\u00eb Bosnje \u2013 Hercegovina, e cila ndodhet n\u00eb gadishullin e Ballkanit n\u00eb pjes\u00ebn juglindore t\u00eb kontinentit europian. Boshnjak\u00ebt jan\u00eb nj\u00eb nd\u00ebr tre minoritetet n\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri q\u00eb fituan statusin e pakic\u00ebs komb\u00ebtare n\u00eb tetor t\u00eb vitit 2017. 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