▁modern ▁Alban ia ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁Is met ▁T oto , ▁a ▁public ist ▁and ▁revolution ary ▁whose ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁anti - rel ig ious ▁po lem ic , ▁Gr ind je ▁me ▁k ler in ' ', ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁works ▁advoc ating ▁against ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁religion ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁language . ▁ ▁Under ▁Commun ist ▁rule ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁En ver ▁H ox ha ▁per sec uted ▁and ▁out la wed ▁public ▁religious ▁practice ▁and ▁adopted ▁state ▁at he ism . ▁ ▁Some ▁well ▁known ▁Alban ian ▁contemporary ▁at he ists ▁include ▁Is mail ▁K ad are , ▁D rit ë ro ▁Ag ol li , ▁Ben ▁Bl ush i , ▁F atos ▁Lub on ja , ▁Must af a ▁N ano , ▁Sa imir ▁Pir gu , ▁D iana ▁ Ç uli , El ton ▁D eda ▁F atos ▁Tar ifa , ▁, ▁, ▁Gil man ▁Bak al li , Bl endi ▁Fe v zi u ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁Dem ography ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁ 5 8 . 7 9 % ▁of ▁Alban ians ▁declared ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁Muslim s , ▁making ▁Islam ▁the ▁largest ▁religion ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁Alban ian ▁Muslim s ▁are ▁sec ular ▁S unn is ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁Be kt ashi ▁Sh ia ▁minor ity . ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁declared ▁by ▁ 1 6 . 9 9