Dr. Blerina Kuqi earned her PhD in History from the University of Tirana with a dissertation on Albanian religious communities during World War II. She is a lecturer at the Armed Forces Academy in Tirana, teaching at both bachelor’s and master’s levels, and has also taught at New York University in Tirana, Aleksandër Moisiu University in Durrës and Albanian University in Berat. Her research focuses on Albanian religious history, nationalist movements, and wartime transformations in the country. She has presented widely at numerous national and international conferences and published on Catholic schools, Uniate Church projects, and religion’s role in wartime society.
Dr. Blerina Kuqi
Presentation Title: An examination of the historical, cultural, and social aspects of Catholic missions in southern Albania during the Italian occupation (1939–1943)
Armed Forces Academy, Albania
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