Odesa

Odesa Muslimahs Add “Prolonged Charity” to Their Usual Activities
Odesa Muslimahs Add “Prolonged Charity” to Their Usual Activities
For Odesa Muslims, the past two weeks were active as ever: they paid 4 visits to the Orphanages, 1 visit to the local office of the Ukrainian Blind Association and 1 visit to the Psychiatric Ward. But they were novelties, too: the volunteers introduced a new practice of “prolonged charity” (“...
Oppression or freedom: Social Experiment in Odesa Downtown
23/02/2018
Oppression or freedom: Social Experiment in Odesa Downtown
Amazement, excitement, disbelief “Is that really me?” — those were the emotions one could read on the faces of Odesa women who volunteered and took part in an experiment dedicated to World Hijab Day. Odessa Muslimahs set their stand in the City garden on 3 February, and invited everyone to try on a...
Evliya Çelebi was commemorated in Odesa
11/04/2016
On March 24, the leading scientists, as historians, regional ethnographers, archaeologists, religious scholars, public figures and representatives of religious organizations from Poland and Ukraine (Crimea, Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk) participated in a round table discussion devoted to the 350th...
The Presentation of the Book "Islam in Ukraine. History and Modern Times" has taken Place in Odesa
08/04/2016
On March 24, in Odesa, the new book "Islam in Ukraine. History and Modern Times" by Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Theology, Mykhaylo Yakubovych (Ostroh Academy), was presented. This book is covering the period from the Middle Ages to the present day. The time and the place were not...
Eid al-Adha all over Ukraine
30/09/2015
Eid al-Adha all over the Ukraine
A fall day of September 24 was filled with warmth coming from both the sun and the hearts of Ukrainian Muslims along with their adherents all over the world. With such mood of heartiness, friendship and mutual help, Eid al-Adha began with a festive prayer. People came in advance so they could...
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