Following the Albanian National Awakening (Rilindja) tenets and the de-emphasis of religious tradition in Albania, all governments in the 20th century pursued a secularization policy, most …

Islam is the most common religion in Albania, followed by Christianity, though religiosity is low and there are many irreligious Albanians.

The Islamization of Albania occurred as a result of the Ottoman conquest of the region beginning in 1385. [1] The Ottomans through their administration and military brought Islam to Albania. In …

Apr 10, 2018 · Most of Albania’s Muslims are Sunnis, who account for 56.70% of the national population, while Bektashi Muslims account for only 2.09%. By 2008, Albania had 568 …

Sep 21, 2024 · His hoped-for Muslim state in Tirana, Albania’s capital, will be a Vatican-style sovereign enclave controlling territory about the size of five New York City blocks, and it will …

Jul 23, 2024 · Based on the most recent census figures, the Muslim population of Albania has dropped to 45.7%, pushing it well below the majority of the country. The Orthodox Christian …

Jan 25, 2025 · TIRANA - Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious …

Oct 15, 2019 · Members of Albania’s small but growing Salafi community — which advocates for a conservative, revivalist strain of Sunni Islam and seeks to return to the religion’s early …

Jan 4, 2025 · In a census last spring, 93 percent of the population professed itself Muslim and only 1.75 percent Roman Catholic. A small number of ethnic Albanian Christian activists, all …

Sep 30, 2024 · Albania's prime minister has revealed plans to establish a microstate for Sufi Muslims within the country's capital, Tirana. At the UN General Assembly last week, Prime …