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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 moderation, ...

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The funeral of the Bektashi leader Haji Dede Reshat Bardhi in Tirana in 2011. He helped reestablish the order after communism — GENT SHKULLAKU Albania plans to establish a sovereign Muslim microstate ...

A little-known Islamic sect is looking to establish its own state in Albania, equivalent to an Islamic Vatican City. There are over two billion Muslims in the world today, making up roughly a quarter ...

DERVEN, Albania (AP) — The one-room, stone church of St. Nicholas has sat on the top of a hill here since the 16th century, destroyed three times and rebuilt in a testament to the Catholic presence in ...

The election of Bujar Spahiu as the new head of the Albanias an Muslim Community was marred by opponents’ allegations that he supports Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen, who is wanted for arrest by the ...

The funeral of the Bektashi leader Haji Dede Reshat Bardhi in Tirana in 2011. He helped reestablish the order after communism - Copyright AFP GENT SHKULLAKU The ...