Arbana Xharra

Arbana Xharra has won several awards for her investigative reporting in Kosovo. 

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She has been a journalist for more than a decade, and has worked for leading newspapers Koha Ditore and Zeri. Her fellowship story looks at changing attitudes towards Islam in Kosovo.

Fellowship Article

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Followers of stricter forms of Islam are demanding more rights in Kosovo, provoking a backlash among secularists.

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08 Jun 2012 / 18:02

Keeping the Faith

Arbana Xharra

Prayer time on Friday afternoon. Hundreds of men and boys gather at the Grand Mosque in the old quarter of Pristina, Kosovo’s capital. A few who can’t get into the packed building start praying on the street outside.

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