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“Yesterday I have almost died of the cold, there was nothing to heat the house with!”

“Yesterday I have almost died of the cold, there was nothing to heat the house with!”

A special report on how the houses are warmed in Novooleksiyivka, Kherson oblast. The further you move from the capital, the worse the roads and streets are in villages and towns, and the more simple houses with less comfort you can see. This ‘outskirts law’, especially the rural one, does not...

New French Fashion in Civil Rights 01/03/2010 Newspaper "The Day",12.02.2010The Swisses were the first who banned minarets. Now the French parliament intends to ban wearing of yashmak by Muslim women — dress that covers face, which they wear in orthodox Arabian countries, and nowadays,...	Litigation "Hijab against MIA" 11/02/2010 "Observer", 3.02.2010Hijab is the traditional Islamic female scarf which does not cover female face became the reason of the conflict of the Ukrainian Muslims and the authorities. Devout Muslim women start to wear hijab from 15-16 years on. The citizen of...
Formation of Ukrainian Ummah: Problems and Prospects 06/02/2010 "Religion in Ukraine", 9.01.2010Modern Ukraine belongs to a group of European countries which has its own native Muslim population. Islam on the territory of Ukraine has more than thousand-year history. But throughout long time this religion existed on...	Female Happiness According to Quran 23/01/2010 "TIMER", 26.12.2009Sociologists use a notion of "stigmatization". It means use of labels, when the society forms concerning any group (or other society) a certain stereotype and actively uses it. In most cases it does not bring good results. Let us consider one of...
Ukraine Studies Muslim World 08/01/2010 Newspaper "The Day", 8.12.2009Islam became a real factor in the life of Ukraine, and the authorities, the politicians, the media, and the public are not ready to accept the fact that Ukraine is not only a Christian, but also an Islamic country. Therefore, for...	"Caliphate" for Elections Time? 08/01/2010 "Ukraine Moloda", 3.12.2009Exposure and detention of the Crimean police in October of five supporters of exotic, but inherently ultra radical organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" which in their "sanctuary" close to Simferopol stored weapons, extremist...
Mosque Project in Simferopol Reopens Old Sores 24/11/2009 "Podrobnosti", 30.10.2009The administration of Simferopol suspended building of a mosque that could become one of the largest in Europe. City heads are Russians, and their decision caused indignation of the community of the Crimean Tatars, informs The New York...	Under the Badge of Half Moon. To Praise Allah in Lugansk Uneasy 13/10/2009 "Molodogvardeets", 23.09.2009The citizens of Lugansk for a long time paid attention to the unusual building towering in the Artemovsk area. It seems, with a half moon this small mosque rests its top directly against the clouds.What is inside for certain interested...
In Ukraine to Pass Competition on Quran Reciting 09/09/2009 "Polemic", 1.09.09On September, 6th, the All-Ukraine Association of Social Organizations "Аlraid" together with the Spiritual Management of Muslims of Crimea will hold in Simferopol Competition of the Quran reciters (by heart). As it was informed in "Alraid",...	In Simferopol Compete Quran Reciters from all over Ukraine 09/09/2009 UKRINFORM, 7.09.2009In the city passes the All-Ukraine Competition of the Quran Reciters. Competition is carried out annually with support of the All-Ukraine Social Organization "Аlraid". This year in the competition took part more than 40 readers of different...

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