"Our state will be a really small spiritual and administrative state... but with a big heart," the Bektashi leader told AFP in Tirana, draped in a white tunic and wearing a green jacket and cap, his ...

Albania is set to establish a sovereign spiritual state in Tirana for the Bektashi Order, an Islamic Sufi sect, in a move aimed at promoting religious tolerance, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced ...

For decades, Vatican City has held the title of the world’s smallest country, but this long-standing geographic fact may soon change. In an historic announcement, the Prime Minister of Albania has ...

but with a big heart," the Bektashi leader told AFP in Tirana, draped in a white tunic and wearing a green jacket and cap, his face framed by a flowing white beard. "The whole world will be ...

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious tolerance, Prime ...

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious tolerance ...

Tirana (AFP) – In Albania's capital, Baba Mondi envisions a Vatican-like state for his Bektashi faith on a tiny scrap of land that would serve as a model for love and tolerance. Last year ...