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| Publisher | Vatra, the Pan-Albanian Federation of America |
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| Editor-in-chief | Sokol Paja |
| Founded | February 15, 1909 (Boston, MA) |
| Language | Albanian, English |
| Relaunched | 2011 |
| Headquarters | 2437 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458 |
| Country | US |
| ISSN | 2166-9139 |
| OCLC number | 9287814 |
| Website | gazetadielli |
Dielli is a newspaper published in the United States by Vatra, the Pan-Albanian Federation of America.
Dielli started on February 15, 1909, as a political-patriotic newspaper of the Besa-Besën society of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the main organizations of the Albanian diaspora in the US. Its first manager was George Konda. [1] In 1912, "Besa-Besën" and other Albanian-American organization merged into "Vatra", while the newspaper became the official press organ of the new society with Kristo Kirka as manager. It was founded by Fan Noli, and it is one of the longest Albanian publications in overall. [2]
Dielli's list of chief-editors includes prominent figures of Albanian emigre in the US, and Albanian politics in general throughout the 20th century: Fan Noli, Adem Hysi, Faik Konitza, Kristo Floqi, Christo Dako, Paskal Aleksi, Dennis Kambury, Costa Chekrezi, Bahri Omari, Loni P. Hristo, Andon S. Frashëri, Andrea D. Elia, Nelo Drizari, Qerim Panariti, Xhevat Kallajxhi, Eduard Liço.
From 1990 to 1994, the newspaper was in turmoil, changing managers frequently Din Derti, Arshi Pipa, Gjon Buçaj, Agim Karagjozi, Agim Rexhaj, Anton Çefa. It stopped publishing in December 2006, due to divergences of the editorial staff with Vatra's council. It restarted publishing in 2011. It has been headquartered in various locations including Detroit, Michigan; Worcester, Massachusetts; and Boston, Massachusetts. [3]
Dielli has covered a wide thematic starting from political, patriotic, also performing social, cultural, poetic, and informative activities. During its lifespan, it has focused on various problems concerning the Albanian society starting from the National Cause, following with World War I and the newly created Albanian state, de-feudalisation of Albania, working class rights, as well as thematics concerning Albanian American society. [4]
Theofan Stilian Noli, known as Fan Noli, was an Albanian-American writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America who served as Prime Minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution.
Thanas Floqi was an Albanian educator and patriot, and one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence.
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Vatra is an association of Albanian Americans, created in 1912, that has historically protected the rights of the Albanians in the United States, as well as has endeavored in lobbying with the United States Congress about the rights of the Albanians throughout the world.
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The vatër is the domestic hearth in Albanian culture. The fire of the domestic hearth holds divine attributes in Albanian beliefs, being considered the sustainer of the continuity between the world of the living and that of the dead, and ensuring the continuity of the tribe from generation to generation. The absence of fire in a house is traditionally considered a great curse. In Albanian folk beliefs the fire hearth is the symbol of fire as the offspring of the Sun (Dielli). In Albanian tradition the fire (zjarri) has been evidently deified as Enji, the god to whom Thursday – e enjte – was dedicated in the Albanian language.
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