The creation of a religious state in Albania would have been unimaginable during the four decade communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha who banned religion outright and persecuted clerics and priests.

The creation of a religious state in Albania would have been unimaginable during the four-decade communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha who banned religion outright and persecuted clerics and priests.

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 ...