"A dignified impulse for the future of society." Representatives of religious faiths in Albania support the cause of students who have been protesting for 11 days. Speaking in support of the student cause all representatives of the communities came out this Friday in a joint statement to the media saying that their demands are fair and beneficial to society.
The Bektashi World Headquarters, the Muslim Community of Albania, the Catholic Church, representatives of other religious communities, have expressed that the cause of the students, should be supported by the government and the citizens coming out and the common language should be found. The World Leader of the Bektashis, His Grace Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj, praises the students 'initiative, saying that the students' demand is beneficial.
“Student sisters and brothers!
In these cold days of December, we, the Bektashi clerics and believers, are on the streets and in the squares, at the barricades of your concerns, both civic and useful in the context of today and tomorrow.
We are close to you that the books of the former school, the Bektashi dervishes and fathers took in Sofia and Bucharest, in Bitola or Egypt and filled our tekkes with them, passing on to the generations of Albanians along with the love for the Supreme God the light of the knowledge for which our great Naim Frashëri wrote that only he "will lead us forward!".
Our universities, certainly forgotten in these days of fragile Albanian democracy, are worth considering as institutions of deep knowledge, as place where our boys and girls are educated and get ready to take in their hands not only their destinies, but the whole nation .
That is why we unite our voice with yours, that is why we pray today to find the bridges of sincere cooperation with the state conscience, that is why we want to knock on the doors of Europe with our identity, both moral and cultural, as well as with satisfactory intellectual levels.
We believe that the relevant government mechanisms will be shaken by this new December movement, to respond to students with energetic action not simply to keep them from leaving Albania, but for a secure and full future prosperity of the nation.
God help us! ”
Also, the representative of the Evangelical Brotherhood, Ylli Doçi expressed his support for the cause of the students, saying that the voice of the youth is the voice of wisdom and should be heard and supported. Meanwhile, the representative of the Muslim Community, the Mufti of Tirana, Ylli Gurra has called the student protest a dignified impulse that helps society and knowledge to move forward.
"The protest is a dignified impulse. Acknowledgment for the civic response of students to legitimate demands. No more trampling on the altar of knowledge. Prime Minister have to break the tentacles of corruption in the auditorium. It is time for the resounding voice of students to be translated into communication and dialogue. To speak openly, face to face, the student government for concrete solutions ", Ylli Gurra, Mufti of Tirana. Meanwhile, the representative of the Catholic Church, Don Henri, also demands the students, saying that they should be supported and the state should always help the students.
