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Ukrainian muftis called on muslim countries to support the peace summit

Ukrainian muftis called on muslim countries to support the peace summit

Religious leaders of Ukrainian Muslims addressed Muslim countries prior to the Peace Summit in Switzerland. Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" Murat Suleymanov and Mufti of the RAMC Aider Rustemov called on the governments of Muslim countries to support Ukraine's...

Crimean Tatars Disturb Results of Referendum against Minarets Building 25/12/2009 The speaker of the Mejlis of the Crimean-Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev, declared that the Crimean Tatars are anxious about results of the referendum which took place in Switzerland about interdiction for new minarets building. As he said, approval by Swisses of this interdiction can become "...	Crimean Tatars’ Situation Discussed in Budapest 22/12/2009 The 5th MMCP Diversity Management Training Jamboree held on December 10-14, 2009 in Budapest. Every year, LGI's Managing Multiethnic Communities Program of the Open Society Institute Budapest organizes a major training event that brings together 50-70 trainers, experts, activists, and practitioners...
Ukraine and Israel to cancel visas - Israeli foreign minister 18/12/2009 The Ukrainian-Israeli agreement on the cancellation of the visa regime will be signed in the first half of 2010, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said during the official visit to Ukraine. "We hope that we will be able to reach and sign the agreement with Ukraine in the near future, after...	Crimean Tatars inspire to “Cossacks” appearance in Crimea – expert 18/12/2009 The appearance of so-called “the Cossacks” in Crimea is inspired by the Crimean Tatar example. QHA is reported about it by the President of the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Dr. Oleksandr Bohomolov. “I am under the impression that the «Cossacks’ movement» is...
Djemilev, Chubarov and Ablayev are in top of the most influential Ukrainians 18/12/2009 ‘Focus’ magazine has made a list of the top of the ‘200 of the most influential Ukrainians’ of 2009. This list has included the Crimean residents and as the most influential is recognized the leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Djemilev. Thus, the Chairman of the Majlis of the Crimean Tatar...	Prisoners of Simferopol Corrective Colony № 102 were made Happy on Kurban-Bayram 17/12/2009 Within the limits of a Muslim holiday of sacrifice - Kurban-Bayram -which was celebrated by the whole Muslim world from November, 27, till November, 30, there passed the action on gifting to the prisoners of the Simferopol corrective colony № 102of five sacrificial animals and 80 kg of beef meat....
More than Half of Ukrainians Supported Right to Criticize Religion Publicly 17/12/2009 More than a half of population of Ukraine (53 %) considers that people should have right to criticize religion publicly. It is shown by the results of the research carried out by the Kiev international Institute of Sociology. In Ukraine, there were just 17% of those considering that the government...	Chairman of Kharkiv RSA Congratulated Muslims on Kurban Bayram Holiday 17/12/2009 The chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Arsen Avakov congratulated Muslims on a holiday of sacrifice - Kurban-Bayram. "The sense of purification, reconciliation and mercy which are brought by this big Muslim holiday, help to understand more deeply just rules of Islam concerning...
In the ICC of Kiev more than 1,5 Thousand Muslims Performed Festive Prayer 17/12/2009 More than 1,5 thousand Muslims gathered in a mosque of the Islamic Social Cultural Centre of Kiev for a festive prayer on the occasion of Kurban-Bayram (Id al-Adha), one of the two most esteemed Muslim holidays of all over the world which is celebrated in 70 days (according to the Muslim lunar...	Racism at 'shocking' levels in EU, landmark report says 11/12/2009 Whether looking for a job, buying something from a shop or visiting the doctor, minorities in Europe commonly face discrimination, the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency has said. Using language rarely found in the dry reports of EU agencies, the FRA described as "shocking" the rampantly racist, anti-...

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