{"id":6611,"date":"2026-03-12T01:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/2023\/10\/11\/the-establishment-of-the-albanian-muslim-community\/---d35e0c19-95cb-4785-b188-c59b41afdb45"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:04:37","slug":"the-establishment-of-the-albanian-muslim-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/en\/2023\/10\/11\/the-establishment-of-the-albanian-muslim-community\/","title":{"rendered":"The establishment of the Albanian Muslim Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian Muslim Community was founded at the First Albanian Muslim Congress. The Congress held its work in Tirana, in the hall of the &#8220;Djelmnia Dibrane&#8221; society, whose chairman was the patriot Dervish Hima. 36 delegates participated in the Congress, seven of whom were MPs. 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