Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama is considering granting sovereign state status to the world headquarters of Bektashism, a ...

Muslims currently make up about half of Albania's population, with Bektashis representing around 10% of that group, according to the 2023 census. The Bektashi population is the country's fourth ...

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 ...

Albania is roughly 50% Muslim, but just 10% of that population are part of the Bektashi Order. Bektashi Muslims are the fourth largest religious community in Albania, after Sunni Muslims ...

Albania's Prime Minister wants to give a state and nationhood -- similar to the Vatican in Italy -- to a Muslim minority within the country.

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 ...

Albania has hosted the group’s headquarters, the Bektashi World Center ... The extremists and radicals are neither Muslims nor religious people. The conflict between Palestinians and Israelis ...

The site is near landmark Catholic and Orthodox cathedrals. Sunni Muslims make up nearly 46% of Albania's population, and Bektashi Muslims another 5%. Catholics are 8% and Orthodox Christians 7% ...

Albania plans to establish a sovereign Muslim microstate within its borders run by a Sufi sect known for promoting "religious ...