According to Albanian historian Olsi Jazexhi, the Cham people, who numbered over 100,000 in post-communist Albania, have pressed the Albanian government to address the issue with Greece.
“In March 2011, the Chams formed their political party, the Party for Justice, Integration and Unity, which participated in elections, produced its own MPs, and demanded reparations from the Greek government amounting to $10.7 billion for the expulsion of Cham Albanians,” said Jazexhi.
This worries the Greek government.
“The Greek state was concerned by the Cham activism and complaints made by the Chams in international bodies,” added Jazexhi. “Furthermore, Greece perceived the Cham Muslims’ demands as a new front with its Muslim minorities, similar to the issues it already faced with its Turkish population, which borders Turkey,” he added.
For decades, the Turkish minority has complained about Athens’ alleged discriminatory practices against the local community, issues that remain unresolved to this day.
“Greece doesn’t want to open its gates for its Muslims who were expelled 100 years ago. If they are allowed to come back, this will change the demography of Hellenization which Greece undertook in the past 100 years,” Jazexhi said.
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Olsi Jazexhi 