Read More 3 minute read International Opinion Ukrainian politics Muslims will trigger disintegration of new Russian empire, Ukrainian mufti says Mufti Said Ismagilov, head of the Umma Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Ukraine, says that the looming disintegration of… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read Opinion Russia Eidman: If Kadyrov didn’t exist, Putin would have to create him Vladimir Putin needs Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov so that “compared to him,” the Kremlin leader will appear “in… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read Opinion Russia Russian experts: In 20 years, Moscow will have 35 million residents, a third of them Muslims The population of the Moscow agglomeration by 2035 will reach 35 million, of whom 25 to 30 percent… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read Opinion Russia ‘If a bourgeois revolution is to start in Russia, it will begin with Tatarstan,’ Kazan historian says Just as jadidist writers like Yosef Akchura played a key role in elaborating “the Tatar model” that became… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read Crimea Opinion Is Moscow about to transform occupied Crimea into an Islamist enclave? Even as the Russian occupation forces do everything they can to repress the Crimean Tatars, the most consistent… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read International More ‘Islam is changing Russia rapidly and profoundly,’ Polish writer says Last week, Muslim morals police began patrolling the streets of Moscow to warn the faithful against violating the… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 5 minute read International More Putin’s policies make clash of Orthodox and Islamic civilizations in Russia more likely Vladimir Putin’s campaign against liberalism and secularism is opening the way for a violent clash of civilizations –… byPaul A. Goble