The story on an Albanian atheist

Gani Smolica  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Feb 2012
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God has done a remarkable work in the country of Albania. Gani Smolica was caught up in it from the beginning….

Gani was born in Peja, Kosovo in 1958. His family were Albanian Muslims, but at school, being part of the former Yugoslavia, he was taught atheistic Marxism. He studied English Language at university and, as a good student, was invited to become a member of the Communist Party. It was an offer you could not refuse. So he went to Communist Party meetings, but at home he observed the Muslim feasts, though he did not really believe in God at all.

At the university of Pristina he met his wife Adila. They worked as teachers and Gani would also ‘moonlight’, providing subtitles for films and TV series (including Dallas and some John Wayne films!). But then God stepped in.

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