Importing Religion into Post-Communist Albania: Between Rights and Obligations

After the communist regime seized power in Albania in 1944, the vilification, humiliation, persecution and execution of clergy of all faiths, including Muslim, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, were conducted publicly. Religious estates were nationalized in 1946, and around the same time, religio...

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Published in:	Religions
Main Author:	Enika Abazi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Subjects:	religion communism transition atheism propaganda pan-Islamism human rights
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/658

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