Kosovo religion

Kosovo religion

The Republic of Kosovo is a secular state. The majority of the people are of a Muslim heritage and practice a very mild form of Islam.

Everywhere in the country you will find mosques. Most Kosovars celebrate the two big feasts of Islam. At the same time, in most of the cities in Kosovo you hardly see women with head scarves. Most of the Kosovars consider their Albanian ethnicity to be of higher importance than their religious background.

Catholicism

Kosovo religion fact: Around 60,000 Kosovars (4% of total population) consider themselves Catholic. Nevertheless, there are no serious rivalries between Catholics and Muslims.

catholic church in Gjakova
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religious buildings in Gjakova Kosovo
© Bujar Gashi

One of the most famous international public figures in the Albanian history is the Catholic nun Mother Teresa. Many believe that her parents were both from Kosovo. The Holy See (the Vatican) does not recognize the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state yet.

The Serbian ethnic minority in Kosovo is Serbian Orthodox. You will find a number of beautiful Serbian churches and monasteries in the country. Police or NATO-soldiers guard some of these.

 

The old town of Prizren has one center street with three large religious buildings. Firstly, a large mosque. Secondly, a large Serbian Orthodox church. And thirdly, a huge Catholic Church.

Protestantism and Judaism

There are around 45 (evangelical) Protestant churches across Kosovo. Besides that, there exist a small Jewish community. The law on freedom of religion names five religions, which all are above mentioned. They ‘shall be offered any kind of protection and opportunity in order to have rights and freedom foreseen by the law’, says the law of the small Balkan country.

mosque in pristina kosovo

Kosovo is proud of their multi-religious character. The annual Interfaith conference brings leaders of all the religions together. “Continued respect and understanding between communities is a priority for Kosovo, drawing on the country’s long history of religious diversity”, said the then Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A documentary out of 2012 shows how (Muslim) Albanians saved Jews during World War II.

statue that represents kosovo independence

Kosovo independence

Independence of Kosovo After the Kosovo war of 1999, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) took over the governance of Kosovo. Till

18 thoughts on “Kosovo religion”

  1. WHERE IS the 95% of MUSLIM ??????? WTF are doing ? ,,, THIS IS KOSOVO INFO that means free tolerance for all religions not just for cristian !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! racism everywhere maeeeenen B|\\\

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    • Dear Faton. Next time when you want to shout in this way. Read the text again and you will read your answer in the second line.

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  2. Kosovo has 6 traditional religious communities, 200.000 people are cultivating sufi interpretation of islam. Why forgetting Union of Kosovo Tarikats, dervishs union, which representing in the front of authorities for last 40 years dervishes and their society?
    It is easy to remember 6 stars on Kosovo flag – 6 traditional religious communities in Kosovo.
    Dervish orders – Tarikats are present in Kosovo for more then half milenium. Elementary knowledge of Kosovo religious mileu is missing on your tweet.
    One sad story more from the “source” pretending to give “info”. God is blessing people to move from darkness to light and I wish you more light on your tweets.

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  3. Wow, that’s not true. Many serbian christians left Kosovo because albanian islamic terrorists from UCK/KLA attack them and burn their churches. Just anywhere in Kosovo muslims hate christians too.

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    • U kosovo ni jedna seb sta je zivi prije u kosovo niko ne moze da kaze da smo terat od kosovo ani sam je aomagni . A ste pita sebi neki put zasto je otiso u serbi serbi ,a oces da ti pokazem , za to da sfaki serb je bio u vojsko sfaki je ubija albanci ,vi serbi ste pravi genocit proti albanci zato ste pobegni sami vi serbi ste krminelci vi samo ste pobegni od kosovo tako i je treba da bi omagni nije kosovo vasa
      KOSOVO REPUBLIC UCK – FSK

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      • Jebi se, neznas ni da pises budalo! Vi albanci ste u mojim i milijon drugih ociju obicno smece i ista stvar kao islamska drzava (IS)…
        I samo da znas su srbi pobegli tacno zbog vas, vi ste klali, ubijali decu, zene i muskarce nevine i vi ste ti “genociti” protiv srba!!!

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  6. you have written a lot of mistakes here! not be rude but you should read more history before posting! It’s not mosques over the whole kosovo, wtf? I have been to Kosovo several times And it is A Christian country but a few Muslims there. Read more history!

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