Catherine Bohne: Dear New York Times. In: Journey to Valbona. 31. März 2013, abgerufen am 2. Mai 2014 (englisch): „Oh – and by the way, Valbona is not Catholic. The first person to settle permanently in Valbona 12 generations ago (one Selim Pretash, founder of the Selimaj fis or clan) received his land grant from the Ottomans in return for demonstrating his commitment to developing a community by building a mill. Ottomans tended to grant civil contracts to good Muslims, so hey-presto, the area became „Muslim.“ There is an enclave of Catholics – of whom my good friend Kol Gjoni (whose mustaches are truly fearsome!) is one – in Rrogam, at the other end of the valley – they hopped over here from Theth some 50 or so years ago. They were trying (alas, unsuccessfully it turns out) to avoid the collectivization of their goats.“
