Arjola Demiri’s account of her marriage and divorce has brought back into focus a wound that society often addresses only after tragedy happens. The actress linked her personal experience to the case of Arlinda Zekaj in Kosovo, saying she felt that story in a direct and painful way.
A personal reaction after the killing of Arlinda Zekaj
The killing of Arlinda Zekaj in Kosovo, an event that shocked public opinion, was not for Arjola Demiri simply a distressing news story. She experienced it as a story that touched her own wounds.
According to her account, Arlinda’s case brought before her eyes episodes and feelings she had gone through herself, which is why her reaction was much stronger than that of an ordinary public comment.
The parallel that gave weight to her testimony
Speaking on the “Grida Duma Podcast,” Demiri returned to one of the most difficult periods of her life: her marriage and divorce. In this conversation, she drew a direct comparison between her own experiences and what she believes Arlinda Zekaj had gone through.
“I felt Arlinda’s story in my bones,” the actress said, speaking about moments when tension and aggression within a relationship place a woman face to face with fear and uncertainty.
“I too have been in Arlinda’s shoes”
Demiri said she had gone through similar situations and that during the protests in Kosovo against the killing of Arlinda Zekaj, she felt this story very close to herself.
In her account, she also spoke about the difficult clashes during the divorce period, saying: “I too have been in Arlinda’s shoes,” a sentence that places her testimony on a powerful emotional and social level.
Accusations of a lack of support at a critical moment
One of the strongest points of her account is linked to how, according to her, she was treated by professionals who should have supported her. Demiri said she felt devalued and unprotected at a time when she was trying to protect herself and her children.
According to her version, the psychologist and the social worker turned against her during this period. “The psychologist and the social worker turned against me. How can this be done to a mother?” she raised as a public question, also placing at the center the role that institutions and support services should have in such cases.
Arjola Demiri’s account goes beyond a personal story. It once again brings to the surface questions about how women are treated when they seek protection, especially in the most difficult stages of a separation.
When such stories become public only after violence has left irreversible consequences, the problem no longer remains simply individual, but turns into a direct indictment of the entire mechanism that should react earlier.