Jul 20, 2012 / 00:52 am
Other countries' propagation of a stricter form of Islam in Albania is causing tensions with Christians and with other Muslims, a charity leader says.
Peter Rettig, head of the South-East Europe Section of the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, said that young imams trained in Turkey and Saudi Arabia are spreading "a different form of Islam from what is customary" in Albania. The countries are strongly promoting the building of Islamic schools.
"This is leading to tensions," he told Aid to the Church in Need.
The Catholic charity's project partners have reported incidents that are "not dramatic" but their number "shows a worrying trend," Rettig said.