Serbian Defense Minister Sparks Controversy By Using Pejorative For Albanians
It's a term Ragmi Mustafa has heard his whole life. Now he's finally heard it one time too many.
The president of the National Council of the Albanian Minority in Serbia said he is considering whether to sue Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin after the cabinet member openly used a pejorative for ethnic Albanians in a May 1 speech.
Ethnic Albanians frequently use the term Shqiptar, which basically means Albanian, among themselves.
However, some Serbs use the slightly tweaked "Shiptar" in a derogatory way when talking about Albanians, which has raised the ire of many across the Balkans.
Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/serbian-defense-minister-sparks-controversy-by-using-pejorative-for-albanians/29919664.html
I'd heard that word before. I read the article and I looked on the web per its used meaning the "slightly tweaked" version above. I did not know this.
