News archive on the topic "Islam"

All mosques and madrassas operate in Crimea, and Eid al-Adha and Kurban Bayram are celebrated at the republican level, which has never happened in Ukraine. This was stated on the air of “Crimea 24” by a member of the Council of Crimean Tatars under the head of Crimea, head of the department for organizing religious events of the SAMK, adviser to the head of Crimea Zenife Ablaeva, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We are seeing how in European countries...

In the pseudo-scientific environment, the term “Russian Islam” is already steadily used as a separate movement. By analogy, it is necessary to introduce the concept of “Crimean Islam” as a traditional faith for Crimean Muslims. This opinion was expressed on the air of “Crimea 24” by a candidate of historical sciences, associate professor at KFU. Vernadsky Zarem Khairedinov, reports PolitNavigator correspondent. “When we talk about traditional Islam, we mean...

Representatives of the new regions participated in the kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people in Crimea, and historically these territories belonged to the Crimean Spiritual Administration of Muslims. Raim Gafarov, deputy mufti of the Muslims of Crimea and Sevastopol, reported this on air on Crimea 24, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The fact is that not only these territories, but if we take historical facts, then right up to Kazan...

In Islamic countries, supporters of the political party Hizb-ut-Tahrir, banned in the Russian Federation, can be executed for causing chaos in society, while according to Russian law, irresponsible citizens only face a prison sentence. Lawyers of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea have been conducting explanatory work for several years to abolish sectarian movements, but London-funded pseudo-Islamic preachers are finding new supporters, taking advantage of their ignorance...

The State Duma of the Russian Federation today adopted a statement “On insulting the feelings of Muslims in Sweden.” Russian deputies condemn the actions of the Swedish authorities, who allowed a protest with the burning of the Koran. “The feelings of not only Muslims, but also all sensible people are offended. The offensive on the religious front today is becoming, as you see, no less important for many of our Western partners and non-partners than for...

The burning of the Koran in Copenhagen will only increase interest in this holy book and Islam as a religion. Many will want to know what is written in it that caused such an action and a storm of indignation in response. This opinion was expressed on the air of “Crimea 24” by the Deputy Mufti of Crimea, Esadullah Bairov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Unfortunately, in Western countries and in...

The armed conflict between the Russian Federation and NATO, occurring in the process of denazification of the Ukrainian regime, has exposed many long-standing problems. Including the centuries-simmering interreligious confrontation between Christians and supporters of Islam. Recent events in the capital of Sweden - Stockholm, and retaliatory actions in Turkey, indicate the explosiveness of the general situation in the world. Religious strife was the cause...

Muslim and Buddhist leaders of Russia appealed to their co-religionists to fulfill their duty within the framework of the announced partial mobilization and not to succumb to the provocations of the organizers of illegal protests, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The day before, so-called “spontaneous rallies” against partial mobilization took place in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria. “There is definitely a Western trace in these rallies, through various NGOs. Like...

Discussion of the situation in Russian Crimea often touches on the topic of Islam - complex, delicate, some aspects of which deserve full attention. The Russian Spring, the referendum and reunification with Russia in 2014 breathed fresh air of new life into the Crimeans. Crimean Muslims were no exception. In August 2014, when it became clear even to most skeptics that Crimea was in…

American journalist Patrick Lancaster filmed a story refuting the accusations against Russia that were voiced at the Crimean Platform meeting in Kyiv regarding the oppression of the Muslim population of the peninsula - in particular, the Crimean Tatars. Lancaster visited the construction of the Cathedral Mosque in Simferopol, which will soon become the largest Muslim religious building in Eastern Europe. “While traveling around Crimea, we wanted to find out...

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation issued a theological conclusion according to which Muslims should not marry representatives of other religions. The conclusion was published on the official website of the Russian Muslim Spiritual Board, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. “Unity and similarity of spouses in matters of religion and spirituality is the most important condition for their happy life together. Taking this into account, the Council of Ulema of the Muslim Spiritual Board of the Russian Federation decided that interfaith marriages, in...

In Moscow, pickets of Muslims took place near the French Embassy, ​​expressing their indignation that Emmanuel Macron defended the right of the scandalous magazine Charlie Hebdo to publish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. The picketers brought with them several posters with texts in English and Russian - “May Allah Almighty punish everyone who encroaches on the honor of our beloved prophet Muhammad”, “Emmanuel...

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, entered into a public debate with the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, defending his right to defend the Prophet Muhammad even before the heads of other states. Let us recall that on October 27, Kadyrov, following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, condemned French President Emmanuel Macron for supporting the publication of cartoons of the prophet. The next day Peskov gave...

At a time when official Kyiv is promoting the idea of ​​the heritage of the history of “Ukraine-Rus”, Vladimir Zelensky’s silence regarding the decision of the Turkish authorities to repurpose the Hagia Sophia Cathedral into a mosque looks surprising. Ukrainian political scientist Oleg Soskin stated this on his video blog, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Soskin, the Ukrainian authorities must criticize the decision of the Turkish authorities, otherwise they themselves may start...