ALBAWABA - A Muslim Albanian religious leader made an unexpected suggestion yesterday igniting wide debate on social media, he said that he wanted to fo ...

"The whole world will be able to see the light of the Bektashis." The creation of a religious state in Albania would have been unimaginable during the four decade communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha ...

All forms of religion were banned in Albania for 23 years from 1967, when the country was completely isolated from the outside world. The Communists also expropriated the property of the ...

There have also been restrictions on freedom of assembly, religion and expression for ethnic Greeks. More serious, however, are the actions of the Albanian police and secret service in the south ...

For decades, Vatican City has held the title of the world’s smallest country, but this long-standing geographic fact may soon change. In an historic announcement, the Prime Minister of Albania has ...

The property return is not yet complete, with religious communities continuing to claim areas and buildings. Anastasios was instrumental in revitalizing the Orthodox Church in Albania and was ...

In Albania's capital, Baba Mondi envisions a Vatican-like state for his Bektashi faith on a tiny scrap of land that would serve as a model for love and tolerance. Last year, Albanian Prime ...