Religion in Post-Communist Albania

Merdjanova (2004)

Article / Letter to editor

Albania is the only European country with a majority Muslim population—about 70 % of a total of 3,2 million and a Christian minority—approximately 20% belong to the Orthodox Church and 10% to the Roman Catholic Church. The Muslim population is further divided into a Sunni community (comprising about 55% of the whole population), a Bektashi community (about 15%), in addition to a number of Sufi brotherhoods such as Rifa‘iyya, Qadiriyya, Khalwatiyya, among others, most of which are considered to be within the Sunni realm.

• Albania

• All authors: Merdjanova
• Date: 2004
• Journal: ISIM Newsletter
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 22 - 23
• Publisher: ISIM, Leiden