Albania's secret Jewish history, how its population saved Jews during the Holocaust
During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this ...
Albania’s Orthodox church elects new leader, Archbishop Joan
Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990 ...
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Inside Albania's planned Muslim microstate
Albania's prime minister has revealed plans to establish a microstate for Sufi Muslims within the country's capital, Tirana. At the UN General Assembly last week, Prime Minister Edi Rama said the ...
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What made Muslim Albanians risk their lives to save Jews from the Holocaust?
Long overlooked by historians, the rescue of hundreds of Jews in the largely Muslim nation is connected to a local honor system. TIRANA, Albania (JTA) — Most anywhere else in Nazi-occupied ...
The grannies who saved Albanian cuisine
After being sealed off from the outside world for decades and experiencing a mass exodus, Albania is leaning into its ...
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Albania has long been a pro-Israel country. Will the Hamas war change that?
A pollster says public support for Israel could be dropping in a country that is opening two new Jewish museums. TIRANA, Albania (JTA) — Hidden behind a wooden gate in Tirana’s Toptani ...
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Vatican for Muslims? Albania religious leader ignites debate
Not only Baba Mondi, the Albanian Prime Minister uncovered his plans last year to establish a sovereign Muslim smaller state within the country's borders. "This state will have neither police ...