The overall objective of this study is to identify and explore the ideological drivers of radicalization in Albania by analyzing the process of Albanian religious revival and the reestablishment of the religious infrastructure and institutions. This study sheds light on the encompassing social, political, and economic factors that fueled the process of radicalization in the country. By focusing on a thorough analysis of the religious and educational backgrounds of Imams, their indoctrination into a conservative interpretation of Islam, sharply at odds with Albania’s traditional version of Islam, and the curriculum of Islamic education in the country, we uncover the dynamic factors that drove the proselytization and radicalization during the country’s religious revival period (1990 – 2001).