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Albania is planning a new Muslim state within its capital
Prime Minister Edi Rama has stated that he plans to give the Bektashians their Vatican-style enclave as a way to promote religious tolerance, the prestigious "New York Times" reports.
In this way, this will be the smallest country in the world. According to the "New York Times" newspaper, it will be four times smaller than the Vatican.
In this territory, alcohol will be allowed and women will wear whatever they want, as there will be no lifestyle rules. The entire state will be about 11 hectares.
" Albania wants to turn it into a sovereign state with its own administration, passports and borders. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says that in the near future he will announce plans for the entity, which will be called the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order ," the article writes.
The new state will be in the Albanian capital and will aim to promote religious tolerance.
" A team of legal experts, including international lawyers, is drafting legislation defining the new state's sovereign status within Albania. This will have to be approved by Parliament, controlled by Mr Rama's ruling Socialist Party. It is unclear which countries , if any, will agree to recognize Bektashi sovereignty. So far, Mr. Rama, a non-practicing Catholic, said only a few of his closest aides know about the plan and NATO allies like the The United States have not been consulted ," the newspaper points out.
Full New York Times article: "Albania is planning a new Muslim state inside its capital!"
The Muslim cleric is preparing to lead what, if all goes as planned, will become the world's smallest country.
His hoped-for Muslim state in Tirana, the capital of Albania, will be a Vatican-style sovereign enclave that will control territory the size of five New York City blocks and will allow alcohol, allow women to wear what they want and not impose lifestyle rules.
" God forbids nothing; that's why he gave us his mind ," said cleric Edmond Brahimaj, known to followers as Baba Mondi, explaining how he intends to rule over a 27-hectare piece of land that Albania wants to turn into a sovereign state with its own administration, passports and borders .
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says that in the near future he will announce plans for the entity, which will be called the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order.
" All decisions will be made with love and kindness ," said Baba Mondi, 65, a former Albanian Army officer who is revered by millions around the world by his official title, His Holiness Haxhi Dede Baba. He is the main leader of the Bektashis, a Shiite Sufi order founded in 13th century Turkey but now based in Albania.
In an interview, Prime Minister Rama said that the goal of the new state was to promote a tolerant version of Islam that Albania is proud of. "We must take care of this treasure, which is religious tolerance, and we must never take it for granted ," he said.
A moderate Islamic microstate, the prime minister said, would send a message: " Don't let the stigma of Muslims define who Muslims are ."
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