ith ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁by ▁Re fo ▁ Ç ap ari , ▁an ▁Alban ian ▁politician . ▁Over ▁the ▁recent ▁years ▁several ▁Bah á ' í ▁education ▁cent res ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁founded . ▁▁ ▁Ir rel ig ion ▁▁ ▁Ir rel ig ion ▁is ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁histor ically ▁present ▁among ▁Alban ians . ▁Now ad ays , ▁estim ations ▁of ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁ir rel ig ious ▁population ▁vary ▁widely . ▁The ▁self ▁declared ▁at he ist ▁population ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁figures ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 2 . 5 % ▁to ▁ 8 % ▁to ▁ 9 % ▁while ▁other ▁estimates ▁of ▁ir rel ig ios ity ▁have ▁reported ▁figures ▁of ▁ 3 9 % ▁declaring ▁as ▁" at he ists " ( 9 %) ▁or ▁" non rel ig ious " ( 3 0 % ), ▁ 6 1 % ▁not ▁saying ▁religion ▁was ▁" important " ▁to ▁their ▁lives , ▁and ▁ 7 2 % ▁" non - p ract icing ". ▁▁ ▁Alban ian ▁national ▁rev ival ists ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁such ▁as ▁Fa ik ▁Kon itza , ▁Jan i ▁V re to ▁and ▁Z ef ▁J ub ani ▁were ▁often ▁anti - cler ical ▁in ▁r het or ic ▁( K on itza ▁said ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 : ▁" Every ▁faith ▁religion ▁makes ▁me ▁pu ke ", ▁or ▁), ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁at he ism ▁in