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Ukrainian Muslims
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Ukraine’s Muslim leaders united against Putin’s war; Russia’s very much divided
The leaders of the Muslim community in Ukraine are united in opposing the Russian invasion of their country,…
As long as Crimea remains occupied, Kurban-Bayram will have ‘special meaning’ for Crimean Tatars, mufti says
Mufti Ayder Rustemov, the head of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate (MSD) of Crimea who is now living in…
Might Zelenskyi play the Muslim card against Russia?
Yesterday, incoming Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the leaders of the Muslim community of Ukraine for two…
Repression of Muslims in Crimea – a reflection of Moscow’s fear of Islam as an anti-colonial force
Zair Smedlyayev, a Crimean Tatar activist, and Said Ismagilov, the mufti of the Umma Muslim Spiritual Directorate (MSD)…
100,000 Muslims have fled Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine
Prior to Vladimir Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea and aggression in the Donbas, there were only a few thousand…
Ukrainian Muslims: A history of solidarity
Thanks to their strong public stance and patriotism during the two years of trials and turbulence in our…
War and Ukraine’s religious communities
Since the first protests on Maidan in 2013, Ukraine’s religious communities have been active in helping those who…