Religious harmony and tolerance in Albania

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An aerial view taken on July 31, 2020 shows Muslims praying at a mosque in Tirana on the occasion of Eid el-Kebir (illustrative image).

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By: Louis Seiller

4 min

While in France the debate on the place of Muslims and Islamist threats polarize French society and the political class, Albania, the small country of the Balkans, cultivates its model of religious harmony.

Four main religions coexist in this country of less than three million inhabitants where the Albanian identity passes above all through the language.

If this model is not accepted and is based on a precarious balance, it is particularly the pride of Muslims in Tirana.

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