Tirana, Albania and Bektashi
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
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.
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
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.
PM Rama says Albania to grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana
The Bektashi Order, making up about 10% of Albania's Muslims, reportedly will receive sovereignty similar to that of the Vatican, governing religious and administrative issues independently of Albania
Beleri Challenges Commission on Rama’s Plans for a Muslim State in Tirana
The ND MEP asks the European Commission what its position is on this potential new state and whether its creation violates the agreements on Albania's accession path
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.
Albania plans to establish a 'sovereign state' for Bektashi Muslims in Tirana
The Albanian government is planning to create a “sovereign state” for the Bektashi, a Sufi Muslim order, modeled after the Vatican, occupying several hectares in the capital city of Tirana.
Europe's ambitious project to build brand new country that's smaller than Vatican City
Albania has announced plans to establish the 'Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order', which would become the world’s smallest ...
A new country is about to be created and it's going to be the world's smallest
The Bektashi Order would be able to govern religious and administrative issues on their own, without Albania's involvement.
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