Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order - Wikipedia
On 21 September 2024, Albanian prime minister Edi Rama announced plans to create the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order as a gesture of religious tolerance and to promote more positive views of Islam in Albania and the rest of the world. [1]
Albania Is Planning a New Muslim State Inside Its Capital
Sep 21, 2024 · 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.
Surprise in Albania at plans to create Bektashi state - Le Monde.fr
Nov 5, 2024 · Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama is considering granting sovereign state status to the world headquarters of Bektashism, a Sufi movement that claims mysticism and values of pacifism and tolerance.
Albania to set up Sufi Muslim Bektashi microstate
Sep 24, 2024 · The Albanian government plans to turn 27 acres of land in eastern Tirana into a microstate called the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, which will have its own borders, passports and...
Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims …
Sep 22, 2024 · TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
Albania Unveils Plan for Muslim Equivalent of Vatican City
Sep 23, 2024 · Albania is planning to create the so-called “Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order,” a Muslim state along the lines of the Vatican City in Rome.
Rama says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in …
Sep 23, 2024 · Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
PM Rama says Albania to grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims …
Sep 22, 2024 · Tirana, Albania — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote...
Inside Albania's planned Muslim microstate | The Week
Sep 30, 2024 · What is the Bektashi Order? Muslims currently make up about half of Albania's population, with Bektashis representing around 10% of that group, according to the 2023 census.
Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims …
Sep 22, 2024 · The Bektashi Order, making up about 10% of Albania’s Muslims, welcomed the move as a step toward global religious tolerance. The order planned to operate independently, similar to the...