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'Washington Examiner': Creation of the Bektashi State, Rama's move to counter his weak image

Politiko 2025-04-17 11:52:44

'Washington Examiner': Creation of the Bektashi State, Rama's

There are over two billion Muslims in the world today, comprising approximately a quarter of the global population. The vast majority, 87%–90%, are Sunni Muslims, while the remaining 10%–13% are Shia Muslims. These totals can be further divided into smaller heterodox sects, including the Ismailis, the Alawites, and the Druze. One of the smaller sects is the Bektashis, an esoteric Sufi order generally considered to be under the Shia umbrella.

The Bektashis constitute a small percentage of the Muslim population; estimates of the total number of Bektashis vary widely from 7 million to 20 million.

Despite their small numbers, the Bektashis will form the world's newest country – a first-of-its-kind Islamic microstate in Tirana, writes the 'Washington Examiner' .

The article refers to the idea of ​​Prime Minister Edi Rama, who seeks the creation of a Bektashi State that, according to him, will be similar to the Vatican.

It is no surprise, then, that the biggest supporter of giving them their place is Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, a lapsed Catholic, the article continues.

The 'Washington Examiner' sees this move by Rama as an attempt to counter his weak image internationally.

"Albania may be a small country, but it has given the world good examples. We have shown it with the Jews, with the Afghans, we have given the world the youngest saint, Mother Teresa, whose life embodied love for humanity, reminding us that not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love. This is the principle that Albania seeks to transform the Bektashi World Order Center into a sovereign state within Tirana, as a new center of unity and peaceful tolerance ," Rama said when announcing the idea of ​​creating the Bektashi State.

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