Xharra faced legal action in 2012 when a report she prepared on government corruption linked a local business with politicians.

[7] She was exonerated by the court, whose ruling stated that she had complied with the Code of Ethics for print media of Kosovo.

[8] Over an 18-month period beginning in 2012, Xharra investigated the rise in religious activity since the collapse of socialism in the former Yugoslavia.

Uncovering operational and financial links, Xharra was able to assist the government in efforts to address the problem, but the reports caused her to receive death threats and public attacks on her reputation.

[7] In 2012 she was awarded a Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence and studied the changing attitudes towards Islam in Kosovo.