23/12/2015
Sheikh Said Ismagilov: “Defending the Fatherland is the only way to preserve our dignity”
Thanks to their active civic stand and patriotism, Ukrainian Muslims have managed to win the respect of the rest of society in the past two years of the ordeal that has befallen this country and to arouse...
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19/12/2015
Strict jury at Qur’an recitation contest held at Kyiv ICC on the past weekend made sure Ukraine is to be represented by really worthy candidates. The jury were: Sheikh Haydar al-Hajj, a certified teacher of Qur’an, Sheikh Murat Suleimanov, Imam at Lviv Islamic Cultural Centre and himself a...
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29/07/2015
The legend has it that Islam proliferated in Crimea owing to two associates of Prophet Muhammad Malik al-Ashtar and Ghazi Mansour as early as the 7th century A.D. Yet it is more likely that the peninsula turned Muslim owing to Turks rather than Arabs. It came as a result of a conquest in the 13th...
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20/07/2015
Islamic Cultural Centre in Kyiv invited state representatives, celebrities, famous scientists and artists, public activists and politicians, representatives of diplomatic bodies and diasporas in order to celebrate together Eid al-Fitr (festival of breaking of the fast).
Mufti of the Religious...
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13/07/2015
The Holy month of Ramadan was very blessed for Kyiv Muslim community for many reasons, but yet we have another two sources of joy: nine people, both men and women, reverted to Islam during the past days of Ramadan, and two new hafidh completed their recitation of the full Qur’anic text.
A video of...
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05/06/2015
Last Friday’s opening of Lviv Islamic Cultural Centre was indeed an outstanding event. Not only followers of Prophet Muhammad came, but people of other religions also came to share this moment of joy, both from Lviv and other regions of Ukraine. Almost two hundred people gathered in the yard of the...
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25/04/2015
The first Ukrainian translation of Muslims’ holy book has been unveiled in Kiev. Publishers and scholars hope the translation of the Holy Quran could open up the doors for more interest in Islam in Ukraine.
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17/12/2014
Before building a mosque in Lviv, Crimean Tatars have to integrate into a new environment so as not to cause tension among the local population.
Mufti of the Spiritual Directorate of Ukrainian Muslims ‘Ummah’ Said Ismahilov was reported as saying this on December 10, at the interfaith...
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29/10/2014
One of the oldest and most respected religious activists of Ukraine passed away recently. The heart of the 78-ears-old Mr.Girfan Gildeev, Imam in the town of Alchevsk, Donbass region, failed to carry on all the trials that the people of Ukraine faced recently. We, the “Islam in Ukraine” team,...
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29/08/2014
Private Gymnasium will start its work at Kyiv Islamic Cultural Centre with the solemn opening “First Bell” ceremony on September 1, 2014 at 11AM. The study plan, fulfilling the obligatory state education programme, also makes a good showing by advanced study of foreign languages (English and Arabic...
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