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POROSHENKO IN THE UN: THE FIRST VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE WAS A CRIMEAN TATAR

POROSHENKO IN THE UN: THE FIRST VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE WAS A CRIMEAN TATAR

Crimean Tatar Reshat Ametov was the first victim of Russian aggression in Ukraine. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko recalled the fact in his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on February 20. The Head of state told that on March 3, 2014, Ametov came out on a peaceful one-man...

Minaret ban was a “symbolic gesture” against the spread of Islam in Switzerland 28/01/2010 Voters who supported a people’s initiative to ban minarets last November wanted to make a symbolic gesture against the spread of Islam in Switzerland. A survey of voters carried out by Swiss universities found, however, that the majority in favour of a ban was not equivalent to overall rejection of...	Congressmen Ask Obama to End Gaza Siege 28/01/2010 Fifty members of Congress have sent US President Barack Obama a letter urging him to work for lifting the years-long Israeli blockade on Gaza Strip and the consequent enormous suffering of its nearly 1.5 million people. "This crisis has devastated livelihoods, entrenched a poverty rate of over 70...
Muslim-American Doctors Volunteer for Haiti Disaster 27/01/2010 Americans of all backgrounds are responding to the call for volunteers to lend their time and skills to help the Haitian people in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. Among those who are responding are dedicated Muslim-American doctors experienced in providing medical relief during...	Archbishop, Muslim leader condemn violence in Nigeria 26/01/2010 As violence spreads from the north-central Nigerian city of Jos to surrounding villages, a group of Christians and Muslims, led by Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja and Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, president of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, have condemned the violence and...
Americans Have Negative Islam View: Gallup 26/01/2010 Americans still largely have a negative perception of Muslims and Islam despite growth in positive Muslim-American political and social activism and interfaith organizations in the past decade, according to a new report from the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. "More than 50 percent of Americans...	Islamic portal marks muslims achievements 22/01/2010 IslamOnline.net, one of the world’s leading Islamic portals, has launched its annual competition to spotlight people having served humanity and changed the lives of people in 2009. “IOL Stars of Year” 2009/1430 competition serves as an opportunity for Muslims and non-Muslims to come together for...
Islamic Portal Marked Stars of 2009 22/01/2010 Twelve figures with remarkable achievements in different fields have been crowned the stars of 2009 in an annual online voting competition organized by IslamOnline.net to spotlight people whose service to humanity and contribution to changing the lives of...	Reuters Launches Islamic Management System 21/01/2010 The international financial services information company Thomson Reuters launched on Tuesday, January 19, an Islamic banking-tailored risk management system. "Kondor+ Suite for Islamic Banking is a modern software solution that can be customised to a client's needs to meet the practices and...
UK: Fatwa against suicide bombings 20/01/2010 A leading Muslim organisation in Britain has issued a fatwa against suicide bombings and terrorism, declaring them un-Islamic. Minhaj-ul-Quran, a Sufi organisation based in East London which advises the Government on how to combat radicalisation of Muslim youth, launches the 600-page religious...	Erdogan slams Muslim leaders’ response to suffering of Gaza people 19/01/2010 Turkish premier Recep Erdogan on Sunday condemned the passive positions of Muslim leaders towards the suffering of the Palestinian people in the Gaza strip as “pathetic.” “The governments have failed to display the reactions that the world's Muslims expected from them; this has been a pitiful...

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