To: kattracks
They are islamic....anyone know if the Albs are sunni or shi'ite. (I'd guess they are sunni.)
6 posted on
04/19/2004 8:08:26 AM PDT by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
To: xzins
Albanian Muslims are equally divided between Sunni and Bektashi (most liberal sect of Islam). Albanian Christians are both Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, and all of Europe would have been Islamicized in the 15th Century if The Albanians didn't rout and humble the Ottoman legions for 25 years under their great commander Skenderbeg. While the rest of Europe sat on their asses, the Albanians fought off the mightiest Islamic Armies of Mehmed and Murad II, saving Rome and the papacy before finally being overrun. It is a forgotten legacy that took 500 years for Albania to free itself from, as it forged independence in 1912.
11 posted on
04/19/2004 8:17:27 AM PDT by
Shqipo
(Albania saves Europe from Islam in 15th Century.)
To: xzins
Albanian Muslims are equally divided between Sunni and Bektashi (most liberal sect of Islam). Albanian Christians are both Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, and all of Europe would have been Islamicized in the 15th Century if The Albanians didn't rout and humble the Ottoman legions for 25 years under their great commander Skenderbeg. While the rest of Europe sat on their asses, the Albanians fought off the mightiest Islamic Armies of Mehmed and Murad II, saving Rome and the papacy before finally being overrun. It is a forgotten legacy that took 500 years for Albania to free itself from, as it forged independence in 1912.
12 posted on
04/19/2004 8:17:46 AM PDT by
Shqipo
(Albania saves Europe from Islam in 15th Century.)
To: xzins
Albanian Muslims are equally divided between Sunni and Bektashi (most liberal sect of Islam). Albanian Christians are both Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, and all of Europe would have been Islamicized in the 15th Century if The Albanians didn't rout and humble the Ottoman legions for 25 years under their great commander Skenderbeg. While the rest of Europe sat on their asses, the Albanians fought off the mightiest Islamic Armies of Mehmed and Murad II, saving Rome and the papacy before finally being overrun. It is a forgotten legacy that took 500 years for Albania to free itself from, as it forged independence in 1912.
13 posted on
04/19/2004 8:18:03 AM PDT by
Shqipo
(Albania saves Europe from Islam in 15th Century.)
To: xzins
Not all Albanians are Mohammedans. Many are Christian too.
38 posted on
04/19/2004 2:55:31 PM PDT by
eleni121
(Preempt and Prevent---then Destroy)
To: xzins
The Albanians I know who are in the US are Greek orthodox, so I'm not sure whether Albania is primarily muslin or not.
60 posted on
04/19/2004 8:51:26 PM PDT by
angry elephant
(Endangered species in Seattle)
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