To begin with, for Albanians, the very concept of religious affiliation is in itself problematic. Albanian society reflects a multi-faith environment within which those of Muslim religious origin are in the majority. That said, all this must be correctly interpreted. For it is true that there are today a good number of Albanians, particularly of younger age, for whom the traditionally tolerant and non-militant form of Islam practised in Albania still commands respect as the religion of their ancestors, while yet no longer constituting a set of personal religious beliefs for them.