Inside Albania's planned Muslim microstate
Proposal for 'Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order', a Vatican-style enclave, has sparked confusion, praise and heated debate
Critics round on Albania's prime minister over 'Muslim Vatican' plan
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wants to establish a sovereign Muslim mini-state within his country based on the model of the Vatican. It would be created in Albania's capital Tirana and run by the Muslim Bektashi order.
Albania plans to establish Vatican style sovereign state for Bektashi muslims inside Tirana
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on Sunday during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly's Summit of the Future an ambitious initiative to create a Bektashi sovereign state
Albania's Edi Rama Proposes Sovereignty for Bektashi Muslims in Tirana to Foster Tolerance
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announces plans to grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, promoting tolerance and coexistence.
Turkey: Bektashi oppose Rama’s plan for an independent Muslim state in Albania
The reaction of representatives of the Bektashi (or Bektashi) sect in Turkey is being provoked by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s plan to establish within his country’s territory a sovereign Muslim Bektashi Muslim state on the model of the Vatican.
Albanian PM has announced plans for the creation of a 27-acre sovereign state for the Shia Sufi Bektashi Order in Tirana
Albanian PM Edi Rama on Sunday announced plans to establish a sovereign microstate for the Shia Sufi Bektashi Order in Tirana. While welcomed by the order, the move has also been greeted with surprise and skepticism.
Earth could be about to get a new country that will be world's smallest
The Bektashi Order would be able to govern religious and administrative issues on their own, without Albania's involvement.
Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced plans to transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims into a sovereign state.
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Combat Antisemitism Movement honors Albanian prime minister for combating hate
At a New York City event titled “Bridging Nations: A Tribute to Prime Minister Edi Rama” on Thursday, Albanian Prime Minister Rama was honored for his role in promoting unity among Balkan ...
A Blind Eye?: Albanian Leader Rama a Darling of Europe Despite Corruption Back Home
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is a welcome guest in Western capitals - in part because he is helping Europe with its refugee problem. His opponents, though, say he has transformed Albania into an ...
Prime Minister Rama insists Albania migrant deal 'exclusive' to Italy as more countries eye scheme
Albania's "unconditional love" for Italy means Rome has the exclusive privilege to house asylum seekers on Albanian soil, ...
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A new country is about to be created and it’s going to be the world’s smallest
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama plans to transform Tirana’s Sufi Bektashi Muslims into a sovereign state to promote ‘moderation, tolerance and peaceful co-existence’. The 10-hectare patch ...
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Albania Is Planning a New Muslim State Inside Its Capital
Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave as a way of promoting religious tolerance. The compound in Tirana ...
Albania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of a fellow legislator who was sent to jail on charges of slander.