In deeply Christian Georgia, a Muslim minority upholds its patriotism

In the Georgian highland village of Ghorjomi, Friday prayers in the local mosque are always packed, says Imam Tamaz Gorgadze.

Tucked away in the remote valleys close to the Turkish border, Ghorjomi — and the surrounding region of Upper Adjara — are a rare outpost of Islam in one of the world’s most devoutly Christian countries.

“We live in Georgia, a multiconfessional country,” he told Reuters in June, after prayers for Eidul Azha.

Georgia was the second country in the world...