The Russian government has put Ilmi Umerov, leader of the democratically elected Crimean Tatar Mejlis, on a list of people it deems ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ – simply for holding the opinion that Russia should cease its illegal occupation of Crimea. Umerov has already spent three weeks being...
Every action containing rejection of annexation of Crimean peninsula and its connection to Russia will be persecuted very strictly according to the law. This was declared by Mr.Sergey Aksenov, the self-proclaimed Prime-Minister of Crimea, in his interview for “Kommersant” newspaper, when he was...
Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea called for the Muslim children’s parents to file applications for teaching their children “Basics of Islam” classes at general schools.
As reported by the RAMC press-secretary, “Basics of religious cultures and secular ethics” are to be taught in...
Members of religious community “Khan-Jami” affiliated with the famous Juma Jami in Eupatoria reported the raiders attack on the mosque. Dismissed members of the community report the illegal election of the new members, embezzlement, and the community’s forced submission to the newly created “...
Pro-Russian authorities in Crimea banned Islamic literature along with similar audio- and video-materials. List of prohibited sources contains more than 300 positions. Such authorities’ decision caused an outrage from the local Muslims, mostly Crimean Tatars (about 300,000 people).It bears...
A new interactive project “Uyan Menlik” Was launched by the Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea in cooperation with Crimean Youth and other Social organisations. This project, optimized for kids, covers lessons on the basis of Islam, Qur’an recitation, history of Crimean Tatars and...
A new mosque was built in the town of Izobilnoe (historical name Qorbek, Alushta district) at the very same place where the old mosque was situated before the 1944 deportation. Famous Crimean Tatar businessman living in Turkey, a grandson of this mosque’s former Imam Mr. Davlet-hajji Islam, donated...
The Holy month of Ramadan began, and Crimean Muslims are fasting along with the rest of Islamic world. Religious figures from Turkey came to Crimea to spend Ramadan with their brothers and sisters in faith last year, and Turkish businessmen donated for iftar tents where fasting people received free...
Muslim community of Skvortsovo village had several reasons for joy at the same day. First of all, Muslims celebrated the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, announced by Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea in advance....
Muslim feasts Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha became official holidays in Crimea. Such decision was carried out at the Crimean Parliament’s session in Simferopol today. 72 deputies voted “for”.
According to the Law On Holidays And Special Dates adopted in the first reading, Muslim holidays were...
Muslims of the Mityaevo village of Saqi district celebrated a festal occasion on March 22, namely the future mosque Foundation stone laying. Regional and local Mejlis representatives, religious leaders and, of course, local parishioners who launched the construction at their own resources.
It is...
