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Religious figures from the USA and Europe visited the Islamic Cultural Center of Kyiv

Religious figures from the USA and Europe visited the Islamic Cultural Center of Kyiv

On February 9, a delegation of religious figures of various denominations from Great Britain, the USA, and Poland visited Kyiv Islamic Cultural Center. They met with the president of the Council of Ukrainian Muslims, Seyran Aryfov, and also had the opportunity to talk with the...

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