Serbian scientist shows why her nation hates Albanians

“Albanophobia or hatred of Albanians is very present in Serbia. Albanophobia expresses itself with negative stereotypes, with prejudice and discrimination against members of the Albanian people”, says scientist Stojanovic.

It also shows that albanophobia can take the form of racism, if it is linked to the belief that Albanians are a kind of inferior race. Anti-Albanian sentiments are reflected in the use of the title “client”, which has negative concessions and is considered insulting in the Serbian language.

Throughout history, many Serbian intellectuals have proposed various anti-Albanian projects, such as: Jovan Cvijic, Vaso Cubrilovic, Ivo Andric, Vukotic, Stevan Molyev and others.

“The beginnings of anti-Albanian propaganda in Serbia date back to the late 19th century and are linked to the Serbian state's aspirations towards territories of the Ottoman Empire, which were inhabited by Albanians.

Following the Serb-Turkish war and the territorial expansion of Serbia's Principate in 1878, mass-violent expulsions of ethnic Albanians occur from occupied regions (mostly from the former Albanian-inhabited Toplica circle) and by burning Albanian villages and parts of cities.

Even though many Serbian personalities have then opposed the expulsion of the Albanian population, Serbian Prime Minister Milan Piro?anac had stated on this occasion: If we let them stay here, it's going to cause us trouble”, the scientist shows.

Further growth of anti-Albanian sentiments related to the foreign policy claims of the Priored Serbian Principate in Nacetarije, Kosovo, western Macedonia and northern Albania, which are inhabited by the Albanian Muslim population.

Serbian authors describe Albanians as bandits and usurpors, stressing their crimes against Serbs during the Ottoman period.

“They, the Albanian population in Sandzakh in Novi Pazar, Kosovo and Macedonia, present them as a running river out of their bed and that Serbia will return to the so-called border. Albania's “right”, Stojanovic says.

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