IS THIS THE HOLINESS OF THE KURBAN? Horror scene, 10,000 lambs slaughtered over three days in the same place BERAT Do these photos have anything to do with the sacred ritual of Kurban? Perhaps Baba Aliu (Abaz Aliu), the saint for whom thousands of pilgrims climb Mount Tomorr every year, would not agree. What appears in these photos is in fact a massacre. It seems as if the ancient South American tribes have come back to life and are carrying out their multiple sacrifices, with bodies being thrown on top of one another and blood pouring down the pyramids. Thank God these are not human heads, but the heads of livestock. Ten thousand lambs, sheep and rams, slaughtered, cut up and cooked in front of thousands of people, children, women and men. This is a mass kurban, without any attempt to hide it, once far from view,... ► continues on page 24

“RILINDASI” ► Pages 15-22 RILINDASI LASGUSH PORADECI A scorching stream, Father Fulvio Cordignano The debates between Lasgush Poradeci and Father Fulvio Cordignano The Communists, Albania in Dante’s hell for 47 years

INTERVIEW Alimadhi: Berisha veered to the left “The priests in Përmet threatened my brother and the family with death” TIRANE JAKIN MARENA The chairman of the Balli Kombëtar Party, now allied with the PD and in opposition, has expressed skepticism about denigrating a right-wing federation. He says that the PD is a left-wing party and, with Kastriot Islami on the lists, there is no... ► Pages 2-3

NEW GOVERNMENT ► Page 3 Ministry buildings are changing Finance moves out of the Prime Minister’s Office, Defense is relocated

ALBANIAN STORIES ► Pages 6-7 KLEMENTINA: FOR THE CHILDREN, I PROTECTED THE ABUSER OF THE WIFE The life of an unprotected woman, between violence and words

COMMENT ► Page 11 Congratulations and support for the Rama Government BY ZEF BROZI

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