As nations across Africa grapple with the devastating impacts of extremism and radicalism, a promising development in Albania ...

Ever heard of the ‘Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order’? You most likely haven’t, at least not yet. But if all goes to plan, it will soon become the world’s smallest microstate — a ...

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 mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order. BABA MONDI, leader of the Bektashi sect of ...

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

The Bektashi World Centre ... Formed in the 13th century in Turkey, the Bektashis are a Sufi mystic order, combining learnings from the Koran with devotion to their own traditions.

Ever heard of the ‘Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order’? You most likely haven’t, at least not yet. But if all goes to plan, it will soon become the world’s smallest microstate — a ...

MARX: Edmond Brahimaj - known as Baba Mondi - heads the Bektashi order, an Islamic religious movement that exists in Albania and several other countries. It preaches moderation and self-control ...