Albania's prime minister has revealed plans ... An offshoot of the Sufi sect of Islam, the Bektashi Order was established in the 13th century, and combines "a loose interpretation of the Quran ...

While many Muslim-majority countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq have been making news for introducing regressive laws and customs, Albania is making waves for the opposite reason.

TIRANA - 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 ...

Albania currently has 75 so-called righteous ... has been persecuted by other Muslims for its mystic interpretations of Islam. In addition to Besa, the relatively benign nature of the German ...

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 Minister Edi ...