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Memorial Wall Honoring Fallen Muslim Defenders Unveiled in Kyiv

Memorial Wall Honoring Fallen Muslim Defenders Unveiled in Kyiv

On August 27, ahead of Ukraine’s Day of Remembrance of the Defenders, a memorial wall was unveiled in Kyiv to honor Muslim service members who laid down their lives in defense of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Меморіал розташований на території Ісламського...

Amina Okuyeva killed outside Kyiv. Adam injured 30/10/2017 Amina Okuyeva, a Ukrainian citizen and ethnic Chechen who served as a volunteer soldier in the war against Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine, was killed late on Oct. 30 in Hlevaha village, 10 kilometers southwest of Kyiv. Okuyeva, 34, who was in a car with her husband, Adam Osmayev, died on...	Ilmi Umerov and Ahmet Chiygoz are free! 26/10/2017 Two Crimean Tatars who were imprisoned for opposing Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine have been freed and flown to Turkey, their families and lawyers say. Ahmet Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov were released after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally intervened on their behalf,...
Russia Jails Crimean Dissident for Speaking Out Against Moscow's Rule 02/10/2017 A court on Wednesday found a Crimean dissident opposed to Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea guilty of separatism and sentenced him to two years in a prison colony, a punishment supporters said amounted to a death penalty for such an ill man. Ilmi Umerov was deputy head of the Crimean Tatars'...	Ukrainian Muslim Designer Celebrated as New Fashion Zone Silver Medalist 22/09/2017 Kateryna Yevdokimova, a Ukrainian Muslim and fashion designer (owner of Katrin Kym brand) was one of the prize-winners at a prestigious contest for young designers New Fashion Zone-2017. Established jury consisting of Key fashion figures nominated and awarded Kateryna in Business Fashion Awards....
New Tradition Afoot: Kyiv Islamic Cultural Centre Once Again Hosts University Students 19/09/2017 It’s become a good tradition for “Alraid” Islamic Cultural Centres to receive students from various secular and clerical universities in order to hold classes and lectures on theology and religious studies. Thus, they introduce culture and tradition of followers of islam to people of other...	Moscow Patriarchate refuses to help Ukrainian academic & advocate of religious dialogue jailed by Donbas militants 13/09/2017 World-renowned Ukrainian academic and advocate for inter-faith dialogue, Ihor Kozlovskyy has been imprisoned in the so-called ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ since January 2016 because he remained in Donetsk to care for his disabled son. This is hardly a proper reason, but then neither are the absurd...
EU calls for the release of Chiygoz and all illegally detained Ukrainians 12/09/2017 EU urged immediately to release the deputy head of the Mejlis Akhtem Chiygoz and all Ukrainians illegally detained in Crimea and Russia. As UNIAN reports, it was reported and provided in the EU External Diplomatic Service representative’s statement on Monday in Brussels. «Today (11 September, - ed...	Rohingya Support Campaign Outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05/09/2017 Few people can feel the pain of the victims of genocide as much as the Ukrainians, because they were themselves subject Soviet holodomor (artificial famine) of 1932-33, as well as ethnicity-based total deportations of 1944 and “Red Terror‘ against, among others, people trying to stick to their...
Sharing Festive Mood With Vinnytsia’s Little Oncology Patients 04/09/2017 Parishioners of Vinnytsia Islamic Cultural Centre never failed to keep the Vinnytsia Regional Children’s Hospital’s little oncology patients in mind while organising a fest for their little brothers and sisters in faith. With a clear understanding that those little kids were literally incarcerated...	Gymnasium “Our Future”: Now in Kharkiv! Enrollment to Grades 1-5 is Open! 27/07/2017 So you’ve been tracking the news on Gymnasium “Our Future” on our website for several years so far, and dreaming of “having something like that in Kharkiv as well”? Done! We’ve opened a branch Gymnasium in Kharkiv, so take your chance and sign up! Besides the Gymnasium standard advantages (high...

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