Извештаји школских надзорника о раду Сијаринске основне школе за албанску децу
Reports of School Supervisors Regarding the Work of Primary School for Albanian Children in Sijarina

Summary/Abstract: In 1878 when four new regions, those of Nish, Pirot, Toplice and Vranje, were included in the Principality of Serbia, the majority of the Muslim population living thereabouts migrated to Turkey. Those who chose to continue living in Serbia were among others Albanian Muslims from the Jablanica county of the Vranje district. To their benefit a mosque was first opened, followed in 1898 by a primary school. The reasons to set up a school, however, were not only educative, although of course education was inherent. Rather the reasons originated from the overall political environment of Serbia at that time. On the one hand Serbia was bound to provide for minority rights under the stipulations of the Berlin Treaty. On the other hand Serbia wished to settle the complicated relations between Serbs and Albanians within the Kosovo vilayet. The setting up of a primary school in Sijarina for Albanian children may be regarded as one segment of policy making on the issue implemented by Serbian authorities in that specific period.

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