How a Christian nation became majority Muslim
In short: While Albania is known today as a European country with a Muslim majority, its religious identity was once defined by a divide between Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.
The video explores the historical transformation of Albania's religious landscape. For much of the Middle Ages, the region was predominantly Christian, with the north characterized by Catholic populations and the south by Orthodox believers.
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