H.E. Beqë CufajKosovo, Republik
Akkreditierungsdatum
19.07.2018
Details
Date of Birth: 3rd December 1970
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1990-1994 | Albanian Literature and Language, University of Pristina, degree
1995-1997 | Additional Studies in Comparative Literature, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Sprachen
German, English, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Albanian
Berufliche Laufbahn
Journalist, Editor, Correspondent and Writer; several articles, essays, reports, columns for weekly magazins “koha”, “Zëri”, “Fjala” in Pristina 1993-1996; Correspondent from Bonn for the Albanian daily newspaper “Koha Ditore” 1997-2007; Permanent Employee for the German daily newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (FAZ) since 1999; Columnist, among others, for the Swiss daily newspaper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” (NZZ) since 2009; Co-Founder and Co-Owner of the news portal “www.gazetablic.com” since 2013; 2015-2017 Interpreter for the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF); Author of the Books “Kosova – Rückkehr in ein verwüstetes Land: Essays”, “Der Glanz der Fremde” oder “Sjaj Tudine”
Accolades |
Advancement Award “Bruno Kreisky” for the book “Kosova – Rückkehr in ein verwüstetes Land: Essays”, Wien 2001; Book of the Year 2005, "Shkëlqimi i Huaj", Kosovo Writers' Union; Book of the Year, "projekt@party", "Wirtschaftsklub" Literaturhaus Stuttgart 2012