The Muslim Forum of Albania

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Since 2004 a new organization has emerged in the Albania which has been vocal on protecting the image of Islam at the public level. The Muslim Forum of Albania,• an organization whose aim is the fight against Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia has been continuously challenging the Albanian politics in the last 2 years and demanding more respect for Muslims and Islam. The Muslim Forum of Albania (MFA) is an Albanian non-governmental organization, established in the court of Tirana on April 2005, by a group of Muslim intellectuals and believers, whose main aim is defending the image of Islam and Muslims in Albania and outside the country.


The Muslim Forum of Albania is an independent voluntary organization established for the purpose of raising awareness of and combating Islamophobia and racism. It aims to monitor incidents of Islamophobia and racism and working towards eliminating religious and racial discrimination in Albania. It seeks to lobby on issues relevant to Muslims and other communities living in the country, such as Turks, Arabs, Indo - Pakistanis and others, who very often get offended by the media and government. Through its press releases in the media and other mediums, MFA has tried to make much noise against the discrimination that Muslims have undergone in the country. The greatest success of MFA was achieved in November 2005, when it denounced the speech of the president Alfred Moisiu held in London, where he declared that the Muslims of Albania were Christians and Islam was not an authentic religion. MFA’s condemnation created a wide support in the Albanian medias, and since than, the Forum is seen by many as the political and the public defender of Islam in the country.


MFA has been established in compliance with the law 7580 date 29.07.1994 paragraph 39-53, of the law 8781 date 03.05.2001, of the law 8788 date 07.05.2001, and 8789 date 7.5.2001 for organizations that operate in the Republic of Albania.

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