NGA GONXHE BOJAXHIU DERI TE NËNË TEREZA FROM GONXHE BOJAXHIU TO MOTHER THERESA
Therefore, based on this, for us the facts revealed by the Mayor Shilegov are not disputable, but it is important the perception that our government has over the figure of Mother Teresa. If the only Nobel laureate from Skopje, Mother Teresa, is not a world-class figure who honors our city and the whole state, more than anyone else, and a figure who turns the world's attention towards us, then we have a serious problem with setting the standards for the evaluation of such figures. While the world tries to produce figures of this profile, even there where they don’t really exist, whereas we are having that figure, and the same we are trying to trample, by erasing the traces of her presence in the Capital. Therefore, I am here today to ask Mayor Shilegov to find a solution, either by turning this place into public property, or by pursuing legal proceedings or finding other options whatever they may be, besides this shameful situation we see here today. Our demands are very modest: to restore the signs of the foundations of Mother Teresa's house, to create a path to place flowers on the memorial plaque and the text on the plaque to reflect the bilingual identity of the Capital, that is also guaranteed by law. The most regrettable fact is that the Mayor Shilegov allows "conscientious citizens to voluntarily be able to cover the traces of Mother Teresa's house", while the city of Skopje, as the largest community of local self-government with executive power, couldn’t do anything to restore to the previous state an important point of pilgrimage and tourism in the Capital, which - among other things - speaks of the traces of charity that have sprung from this country and have spread throughout the world. However, the Institute for Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of the Albanians, namely the Department for Heritage of Gonxhe Bojaxhiu – Mother Teresa, will not stop here. Expecting great support from the wider public, from today on, we will start seeking support from other national and international actors, while we will address a letter to the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, to seek help from him, in order to raise the awarness of our authorities on the importance of presenting the personality of Mother Teresa. Thank you! 14.5.2020, Skopje Prof. Dr. Skender Asani, director of ISCHA
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