Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama is considering granting sovereign state status to the world headquarters of Bektashism, a ...

Albania's Prime Minister wants to give a state and nationhood -- similar to the Vatican in Italy -- to a Muslim minority within the country.

The mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order – Albania’s fourth largest religious ...

Because just a few weeks ago the prime minister of Albania announced he was introducing legislation to create a brand new ...

The Bektashi World Centre ... When Turkey went secular in the 1920s, the Bektashis’ leaders moved to Albania. Through their love of the arts, the order’s dervishes have been credited with ...

The Bektashi headquarters in Albania that the country intends to declare as an autonomous state like the Vatican. In a move that has garnered both intrigue and controversy, Albania’s Prime Minister ...

The article in "The Economist" explores the creation of a new Bektashi state in Albania, describing it as a "Muslim Vatican" and linking it to aspirations for religious harmony. The article presents a ...

A spiritual and religious leader of the Bektashi Muslim sect, Baba Mondi, who is set to become the head of a new sovereign ministate planned by Albania, has expressed support for Israel in an ...

The World Headquarters of the Bektashi or Bektashi World Center is the international headquarters of the Bektashi Order, a Sufi order. It is located on Dhimitër Kamarda Street at the eastern edge of ...

Albania was the last of the Balkan nations to achieve independence ... The existence of three or four (including Bektashi Muslims) religious groups prevented churches from playing the unifying role ...