The magazine was conceived by a group of high school students from Gjilan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the League of Prizren, an Albanian national movement.[1]
Ushtima e maleve, albanien magazine
After consultations, the group decided to form a magazine honoring the League of Prizren and the nation's major events.[1] Its first leaflet was published on June 4, 1980 and the second edition was published on January 15, 1981.[2] Its first editorial staff consisted of Nexhat Rrustemi, Nijazi Ramadani, Naim Kurteshi and Nevzad Isufi.[1]
As continuations of the League of Prizren organization was banned, the magazine was soon disbanded by the communist authorities and many of its members were imprisoned for a period of time for irredentist and hostile activities.[1][3]
It resumed printing issues in Kokaj, Pristina, Kosovo from 1998-2001 during the height of Kosovo Liberation Army's activities and developments in Southeastern Kosovo and Insurgency in the Preševo Valley.[1][4] Special editions included "Kosovo and self-determination" and "The Last Galgotha". The third edition, from January-April 2001, covered the insurgency and developments in Western Macedonia.[2] Its editorial staff consisted of staff editor Fatmir Arifi, Nijazi Ramadani and Arbresh Dalipi.
