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Both Christian and Muslim Albanians intermarried and some lived as "Laramans", also known as Crypto-Christians. [2] During the time period after World War II, Kosovo was ruled by secular socialist authorities in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). During that period, Kosovars became increasingly secularized.
The Islamic Community of Kosovo (ICK; Albanian: Bashkësia Islame e Kosovës), is an independent religious organization of Muslims in Kosovo and the Preševo Valley. The community's headquarters are located in Pristina and their current leader, the Grand Mufti ( Albanian : Kryemyftiu ), is Naim Tërnava.
According to the 2012 European Social Survey, the population of Kosovo was about 88% Muslim, 5.8% Catholic, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% irreligious, 0.1% Protestant and 0.4% another religion. [8] In 2010, according to Pew Research Center, Kosovo had 93.8% Muslims and 6.1% Christians (mainly Orthodox but also Catholics and even Protestants).
Kosovo was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1455 to 1912, at first as part of the eyalet of Rumelia, and from 1864 as a separate province . During this time, Islam was introduced to the population. Today, Sunni Islam is the predominant religion of Kosovo Albanians.
Independence for ethnic Albanian-majority Kosovo came on Feb. 17, 2008, almost a decade after a guerrilla uprising against repressive Serbian rule. Serbia, however, still formally deems Kosovo to ...
Although the Albanian language is the dominant language in Kosovo, equal status is given to Serbian and special status is given to other minority languages. [1] The legislative framework for the protection and promotion of minority languages follows the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, even though the ...
Secularism in Kosovo has a complex history and is influenced by political and social developments in the country. Since the declaration of independence in 2008 , Kosovo has followed a clear course towards the separation of religion from the state , promoting freedom of belief and human rights .
But in Kosovo, which is more than 90-percent Muslim, Prime Minister Kurti faces objections from some of his own lawmakers including Islamic conservatives who have blocked past efforts to pass the ...