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Happy Independence Day!

Dear compatriots, We, the “Islam in Ukraine” team, offer our sincere congratulations to all of us upon the occasion of 24 Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence restoration. Many people say that we once got this Independence too easily, and we, perhaps, didn’t fully realise the meaning of this...

Crimean Tatars Between Ukraine And Russia: Indigenous Non-Indigenous People 16/10/2014 This spring, on March 13, the Ukrainian Parliament finally acknowledged Crimean tatars as the indigenous people of Ukraine. 283 Deputies gave their votes for this. The joy, however, had been too early to celebrate: after Russian Federation annexed the Crimean peninsula, implementing that act became...	“Russian Muslims’ And Muslim Organisations’ Life Is Very Disintegrated,” - Refat Chubarov 13/10/2014 Matter of integrating the Crimean tatars to Russian Islamic Society is one of the problems Russia is to face in the nearest future. Mr.Refat Chubarov, Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, spoke about the consecution and perspectives of that process.Mr.Chubarov voiced his concerns about the possibility...
Battalion “Crimea” Told What They Fight For 10/10/2014 Story of this battalion consisting mostly of Muslims is more on the air in Russia than in ukraine. The Russian propaganda at once drew an image of “evil wahhabi guerillas” sponsored by Kolomoiskiy and controlled by the Crimean Tatars’ leader Mustafa Dzhemilev. There also were some discussions on...	Hashtag #StopCrimeanTatarsGenocide Hits The Top On Ukrainian Twitter 10/10/2014 Twitter users from Ukraine started sharing the hashtag #StopCrimeanTatarsGenocide in order to support the Crimean Tatars after the latter found themselves on the edge of a new genocide...
Mejlis Forced Out, Their Property And Accounts Under Arrest 10/10/2014 Crimean Tatar Mejlis and Charitable organisation “Fund Crimea” were forced out of their own building in Simferopol at a demand of Central District court of the city. Russian officer receivers also arrested the Fund’s property and accounts, as reported by the member of Mejlis and executive director...	Crimean Tatars Asked The UN To Establish A Special Mission To Crimea 10/10/2014 The very existence of the Crimean indigenous people is under threat, the Crimean Tatar leaders assured the delegates of UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples held on September 22-23 in New York.On their part, Ukrainian authorities also reported flagrant violation of the Crimean Tatars’ rights....
Qurban Meat Will Be Given To People Resettled From Donbass And Crimea 04/10/2014 Communities of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine “Umma” decided to give the meet of sacrificial animals to those who forced to resettle from Crimea and Donbass this year.The festive prayer at Kyiv Islamic Cultural Centre, followed by a concert for adults and kids, will take place...	Crimean Khabashis Announced Creating A Battle Squad 04/10/2014 Mr.Tanay Cholkhanov, who appeared in Crimea after the “Referendun” in March and and at once proclaimed himself a “Crimean Tatar public and religious figure” intended to create a battle squad in Luhank, as reported by “InterFax” Agency with likns to Mr.Cholkhanov himself. According to the newly-...
Pilgrims From Ukraine Are In Madinah Already 01/10/2014 A plane with Ukrainian Muslims willing to perform one of the greatest ceremonies of Islam — Hajj — took off from “Boryspil” International Airport on September 27. 84 Ukrainian Muslims left for the pilgrimage this year within Ukrainian quota, while 150 Crimean Muslims went within the Quota of...	Hajj “At A Discount”, Russian Style 01/10/2014 This year is the first time when Ukrainian Muslims leave for performing Hajj within the quotas of two countries at once, namely Ukraine and Russian Federation. Such situation occurred due to the fact that the Crimean Muslims are to perform hajj within the quota provided for Russia. According to our...

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