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Albanian national revivalists in the 19th century such as Faik Konica, Jani Vreto and Zef Jubani were often anti-clerical in rhetoric (Konica said in 1897: "Every faith religion makes me puke", or Albanian: Më vjen për të vjellur nga çdo fe) [20] but the first advocate of atheism in modern Albania is thought to have been Ismet Toto, a ...
Albanian national revivalists in the 19th century such as Faik Konica, Jani Vreto, and Zef Jubani were often anti-clerical in rhetoric (Konica said in 1897: "Every faith religion makes me puke", or Albanian: Më vjen për të vjellur nga çdo fe), [98] but the first advocate of atheism in modern Albania is thought to have been Ismet Toto, a ...
Enver Hoxha (1908–1985): Communist ruler who declared Albania the first atheist state, and who has been identified as an "arch-atheist." [63] [64] [65] Hysen Hoxha (1861–1934) Politician, mayor of Gjirokastër, part of the Gjirokastra delegation for the Assembly of Vlorë.
The result of this "spontaneous, unprovoked movement" was the demolition or conversion of all 2,169 churches and mosques in Albania. [110] State atheism became official policy, and Albania was declared the world's first atheist state. Town and city names which echoed Abrahamic religious themes were abandoned for neutral secular ones, as well as ...
Albanian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses [96] Former Muslim and Dutch politician Ehsan Jami; one of the two founders of the Central Committee for Ex-Muslims [97] As'ad Abu Khalil – Lebanese professor of political science at California State University , Stanislaus ; describes himself as an "atheist secularist" [ 98 ] [ 99 ]
Enver Hoxha – Communist dictator who declared Albania the first atheist state, and who has been identified as an "arch-atheist". [57] Fatima Sana Shaikh – Indian actress [58] Faik Konitza – Albanian stylist, critic, publicist and political figure that had a tremendous impact on Albanian writing and on Albanian culture at the time. [59]
During 1999, when Albania accepted waves of refugees from Kosovo, the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, in collaboration with donors and other international religious organizations (especially ACT and WCC), led an extensive humanitarian program of more than $12 million, hosting 33,000 Kosovars in its two camps, supplying them with food ...
Anti-Albanian sentiment in Greece is more of a Greek media product, rather than a reflection of social and political attitudes. [29] Although the Greek media have largely abandoned their negative stereotyping of Albanian immigrants (since c. 2000), public perception had already been negatively influenced. [30]