The Muslim community of Albania has reacted publicly after the protest held yesterday evening by the Democratic Party where Molotov cocktails and tear gas were thrown near the premises of the Namazgja mosque.
In response, the Muslim Community calls for prudence and restraint, while emphasizing that the injury to believers who were in the mosque to pray is unjustified.
OFFICIAL RESPONSE
The Muslim community of Albania has closely followed the event that occurred yesterday evening near the Namazgja Mosque, at a time when believers were praying the Tarawih prayer.
We express our deep indignation at the unjustified injury to believers, who were in the mosque premises to perform their religious rites in peace and tranquility.
The Muslim community of Albania has always been a moderate and restrained factor in its public stances and reactions. However, this moderation should not be misinterpreted as tolerance of the violation of the constitutional rights and freedoms of our believers.
In this sense, we firmly condemn the incident that occurred on February 20, 2026 near the Namazgja Mosque, where innocent believers were injured for no reason.
We call on all actors involved to show prudence, responsibility, and restraint, so that their actions do not infringe on the rights and freedoms of our believers or any other citizen.
Some of the faithful even interrupted their prayers yesterday evening due to the chaos caused at the mosque. Molotov cocktails were thrown right next to the mosque, followed by tear gas in an attempt to disperse the protesters.