30 March 2006
Albanian Muslims object to city's statue of Mother Teresa
MUSLIMS in Albania's northern city of Shkoder are opposing plans to erect a statue to Mother Teresa, the ethnic Albanian Catholic nun in line for elevation to sainthood by the Vatican
The dispute is unusual for Albania, where religion was banned for 27 years under the dictator Enver Hoxha, and "mixed" marriages are the norm.
Seventy per cent of the population are liberal Muslims, the rest are Christian Orthodox and Catholic. But Muslim groups in Shkoder rejected the local council plan for a statue, saying it "would offend the feelings of Muslims".
"We do not want this statue to be erected in a public place, because we see her as a religious figure," said Bashkim Bajraktari, Shkoder's mufti, a Muslim religious leader.
Several residents said they felt there was an underground effort to treat Shkoder as a Catholic town, ignoring its majority Muslim community.
Shkoder's Muslims recently protested against crosses being erected on prominent hilltops around the city.
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This is a message to the Christians of the World, Please do not submit yourself to Muslims any more, Stop appologizing and stop appeasing them. Our world is under Muslim attack. If we don't defend ourselves now, tomorrow will be too late. Millions of Christias are killed everyday by Muslims. Wake up Christians and peace lovers, wake up.
Put Mother Teresa high in the middle where she belongs. This wonderful woman need to be seen these Muslims day and night. Please do let terror rule your life.
Stand erect Mother Teresa. We are honoured to have you among us.
Posted by: shimrit | 31 March 2006
Albanians don't pay tribute to the ONLY Albanian they can be proud of. Maybe they prefer to remember Enver Hoxha?
Strange people these Albanians...
Posted by: enzo | 31 March 2006
albanians in eroupe but its muslim country like any muslims country they dont let you build a chruch or wear a cross.....! they hate christians and westens even if they live in westen country muslims suport muslims anywhere they are if they wrong or right.....
time to the christians to stand up and enough forgive and fight for your rights isnt against chris..
there are no good muslim and bad muslim IF YOU BELEIVE A QURAN you are a terresit
hate and killing are meaning of jihad for all muslims
Posted by: bob | 31 March 2006
Shkoder is one of the relatively important cities of Albania. Founded by the Romans, for whom it constituted a strong colony on the Adriatic Sea, the city succeeded in being the capital of the principality of Albania. Exemplary in religious tolerance: at the same time a center of Catholicism and Islam, with a great number of Orthodox believers, the city is today called -The peace city-...
Posted by: G. LUKA | 12 April 2006
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