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  2. Islam in Albania - Wikipedia

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    The Muslim Albanian community has also contended with increasing numbers of Christian charities and missionaries proselytizing (especially those of the Orthodox working often in tandem with official Greek policies) which has made a part of the Sunni Albanian leadership become more assertive and calling for Islam to be declared the official ...

  3. Category:Albanian Muslims - Wikipedia

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    Albanian Islamic religious leaders (2 C, 8 P) F. Albanian former Muslims (2 C, 6 P) S. Albanian Sufis (2 C, 39 P) Albanian Sunni Muslims (4 C, 25 P) Pages in category ...

  4. Religion in Albania - Wikipedia

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    The monarchy was determined that religion should no longer be a foreign-oriented master dividing the Albanians, but a nationalized servant uniting them. It was at this time that newspaper editorials began to disparage the almost universal adoption of Muslim and Christian names, suggesting instead that children be given neutral Albanian names.

  5. Albanian name - Wikipedia

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    Albanian names are names that are used by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, or the diaspora.In Albania, a full name usually consists of a given name (Albanian: emri); the given name of the individual's father (Albanian: atësia), which is seldom included except in official documents; and a (most commonly patrilineal) family name or surname (Albanian: mbiemri).

  6. Lists of Albanians - Wikipedia

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    She was born in Greece into a noble family: her father was a Latin knight named Michael and her mother was Albanian. Her name was Theodolinde Trasci. After she became a nun in Constantinople, she changed it into Laura, eventually rising to become an abbess. She was martyred by the Ottoman Turks who took Constantinople on 29 May 1453.

  7. Muslim Community of Albania - Wikipedia

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    The Muslim Community of Albania (KMSH; Albanian: Komuniteti Mysliman i Shqipërisë) is an independent religious organisation of Muslims in Albania existing since February 24, 1923. The headquarters of the community are located in Tirana and the current Grand Mufti ( Albanian : Kryemyftiu ) is Bujar Spahiu .

  8. Names of the Albanians and Albania - Wikipedia

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    The Albanians (Albanian: Shqiptarët) and their country Albania (Shqipëria) have been identified by many ethnonyms.The native endonym is Shqiptar.The name "Albanians" (Latin: Albanenses/Arbanenses) was used in medieval Greek and Latin documents that gradually entered European languages from which other similar derivative names emerged. [1]

  9. Islamization of Albania - Wikipedia

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    The construction of mosques in Albania increased substantially from the 17th century onward with the advent of large numbers of Muslim Albanian converts. [66] The Albanian old aristocratic ruling class converted to Islam to retain their lands. [31] By the 18th century, a class of local aristocratic Albanian Muslim notables had emerged. [66]