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Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order

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Albania announces plan to create a Bektashi-run microstate, published by Euronews:

If all goes to plan, the so-called "Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order" will become the world's smallest state, just a quarter of the size of Vatican City. Albania will transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday. If all goes to plan, the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order will become the world's smallest state, just a quarter of the size of Vatican City. The 10-hectare patch of land will have its own administration, passports and borders. 

Full text at https://www.euronews.com/2024/09/21/albania-plans-to-create-sovereign-micro-state-for-sufi-muslim-order.

William Garrison, 25 September 2024

Also published in German: https://www.faz.net
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 September 2024