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Muslims in Kazakhstan to celebrate Eid al-Adha
Caspionet 23 October 2012
Prominent statesmen, artists and foreign ambassadors congratulated Muslims in Kazakhstan on the eve of their major festival of Eid al-Adha. Nearly 1.5 billion people in the 
Headscarf debate highlights Russian Muslims' grievances
Yahoo! News 22 October 2012
By Thomas Grove
MOSCOW - A ban on girls wearing the Islamic headscarf to a school in southern Russia has angered Muslims and forced President Vladimir Putin, who has robustly
Russia kills 49 Islamist militants in North Caucasus
Telegraph.co.uk 22 October 2012
By Tom Parfitt, Moscow
Russian security forces have killed 49 Islamist militants and captured 30 others in a series of coordinated raids in the strife-ridden North Caucasus region, the country's top
Tatarstan Imam Charged With Extremism
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 19 October 2012
Police in Russia's republic of Tatarstan say the imam of the Al-Ikhlas Mosque in the capital, Kazan, has been charged with organizing extremist activities. Imam Rustem Safin
Putin opposes the wearing of headscarves at school
The Associated Press 19 October 2012
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
President Vladimir Putin spoke out Thursday against the wearing of headscarves in Russian schools in his first public comment on a potentially explosive issue. Putin's
Education Minister Defends Headscarf-Wearing Schoolgirls
The Moscow Times 18 October 2012
Education Minister Dmitry Livanov defended schoolgirls wearing a traditional Muslim headscarf, the hijab, in the Stavropol region by saying Wednesday that they hadn't violated
‘No need for new mosques in Russia’ - nationalists
RT TV 17 October 2012
A nationalist organization has criticized a proposal to construct more mosques in Russia to accommodate an influx of immigrants arriving from Muslim countries in search of
Video: Sheik Qaradhawi: Russia Is the Number One Enemy of Arabs and Muslims
youtube 16 October 2012
By MEMRITVVideos
Mosque to be built at Moscow’s Kremlin
vestnik kavkaza 11 October 2012
The Russian government plans to build a mosque at the Kremlin to encourage multiculturalism. The committee for urban planning of the Central District said that the mosque will
Russia weighs restrictions on building of mosques
Catholic Culture 4 October 2012
Russian officials are barring the construction of Islamic mosques in regions where the population is composed primarily of ethnic Russians, the Forum 18 news service
What Orwell Can Tell Us about the Liberal Appeasement of Islam
Family Security Matters 3 October 2012
By DANIEL GREENFIELD
Suppose there were a worldwide movement which openly proclaimed its goal of taking over in your country and every country with the purpose of imposing its system on every human beings on earth. Also suppose that this movement had carried out murders and terrorist attacks in your own country, that members of this group promoted violence while gaining political influence. Suppose also that is was highly unfashionable and politically incorrect to speak out against them.
Some in Russia oppose ban on anti-Muslim film
Kyiv Post 2 October 2012
Russia Drops Case Against 'Shariah' Lawyer
RIA Novosti 2 October 2012
Russian investigators have dropped the charges against Dagir Khasavov, a lawyer who warned last April of "bloodshed in Moscow" if Shariah law was not introduced in Russia,
Video :'Innocence of Muslims' banned in Russia as extremist
youtube 2 October 2012
By RussiaToday
The Soviet-Jihad Connection: Interview with Pavel Stroilov
radicalislam.org 1 October 2012
By Ryan Mauro
Pavel Stroilov is a Russian historian who, in 2004, copied a top-secret Soviet archive of about 50,000 documents from the Gorbachev Foundation, where he was a researcher. He
Moscow Muslims face obstacles
Russia & India Report 25 September 2012
By Daria Zagvozdina
More than 2 million Muslims live in Moscow, but the lack of mosques causes them to look for new places to pray, said Rushan Abbyasov, Imam of the Moscow Conciliar Mosque,
Mosque Construction Halted After Protest
The Moscow Times 21 September 2012
By Nikolaus von Twickel
City Hall has shelved plans to build a mosque in the Mitino district, one day after a massive unsanctioned protest by inhabitants of the northwestern suburb. The decision
Trial of Russians accused of aiding terrorism opened in Czech Republic
RAPSI 21 September 2012
MOSCOW - The Czech Republic's District Court of Prague 2 has opened the trial of four Dagestani suspects in a terrorist related case, Czech Republic's
Mosque-go! Muscovites rally against Muslim center project
RT 21 September 2012
Up to 2,000 people rallied in a Moscow neighborhood after local authorities announced the building of a Muslim cultural center and mosque in the area. The protest ended with
Provocative Anti-Muslim Movie Should Be Banned, Russian Senators Say
The Moscow Times 17 September 2012
By Alexander Winning
Two Federation Council senators said Sunday that Internet providers should restrict access to websites hosting a trailer for the "Innocence of Muslims” movie, whose release has
