Albania, Vatican
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 'Islamic Vatican' in Tirana to promote tolerance
Prime Minister Rama announced plans to establish a Muslim state modeled after the Vatican in the capital city of Tirana, reports the American daily "New York Times." This idea promotes religious tolerance,
Albania Unveils Plan for Muslim Equivalent of Vatican City
Albania is planning to create the "Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order," a Muslim microstate along the lines of the Vatican City in Rome.
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 plans Vatican-like enclave within capital Tirana for Sufi Muslims
The tiny Vatican-like enclave within Albania’s capital Tirana will serve as the political home for Bektashi Muslims – the fourth largest religious community in Albania after Sunni Muslims, Orthodox Ch
Albania is planning a new Vatican-style Muslim state inside its capital
The territory of the proposed new Islamist state is a compound in a low-rent residential district of eastern Tirana. It is just a quarter of the size of Vatican City, currently the world's smallest country, governed by the pope, an absolute monarch.
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.
Albania Plans to Create New Muslim State Like the Vatican
If all goes to plan, the so-called Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order will become the world's smallest state, just a quarter of the size of Vatican City.
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.
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The Bektashi Order would be able to govern religious and administrative issues on their own, without Albania's involvement.
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PLANS to establish a tiny country – the size of just 14 football pitches – aims to promote a version of Islam that is ...
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The Vatican is headed up by the Pope, who leads both state and government. In Albania, the Bektashi microstate would ...