Elvis Naçi (born May 7, 1977 in Tirana) is an Albanian theologian and Imam. He was the director of Islamic preaching at the Islamic Community of Albania,[1] which operates in the Tanners' Mosque (Tabak Mosque) in Tirana and is the founder and president of the Firdeus Non-Profit Cultural Foundation.[2][3]
Elvis Naçi | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 7 May 1977 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Region | Western Balkans Southeast Europe |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Notable work(s) | Shqiptarët për Shqiptarët |
| Occupation | Theologian, Imam |
Naçi is active on a Facebook page with over 1,300,000 follow-up subscribers (May 5, 2020) and regularly posts videos on his YouTube channel, which has more than 500,000 subscribers (May 5, 2020). Due to his great popularity among the Muslims of Albania, but also with other Albanians, he became known nationally and is regularly invited onto Albanian talk shows.[4][5][6]
In 2019, Naçi was named Man of the Year by several Albanian magazines.[7]
Naçi is a harsh critic of a radical Islam in Albania. He accused the Albanian government of doing too little about radical imams. As a result, his mosque has had to engage a security service.[8]
References edit
- ^ Jazexhi, Olsi (2014). "Albania". In Nielsen, Jørgen; Akgönül, Samim; Alibašić, Ahmet; Racius, Egdunas (eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. Vol. 6. BRILL. p. 31. ISBN 9789004283053.
- ^ Hyrja – Elvis Naçi. Access March 19, 2018.(In Albanian) short biographic description on the official website).
- ^ Hyrja - Firdeus Foundation Fondacioni Frideus është një fondacion bamirës-kulturor me qëndër në Tiranë. Ky Fondacion drejtohet nga teologu dhe hoxha i mirënjohur Elvis Naci. Ky fondacion promovon mirësinë dhe gjendet pranë njerëzve në nevojë. Duke u mbështetur në parimin hyjnor: Mëshironi ata që janë në tokë t’iu mëshirojë Ai që është në qiell.
- ^ Elvis Naçi rrëfen prapaskenat e “Top Show”: Më gënjyen, donin sherr. Panorama, September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ "Kopje e arkivuar". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Koha Jonë .
- ^ Elvis Naçi- Blendi Fevziut: Se i shikon këtu në “Opinion” të mbajtura ti … Opinion.al. October 3, 2017. Accessed March 19, 2017
- ^ Which is announced the man of the year in magazines in Albania(In Albanian)
- ^ Imami Naçi: Roje private kundër ekstremistëve në xhaminë time. Archived 2017-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Shqiptarja.com. December 2, 2015. Accessed March 19, 2018