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Russian Islamic community news roundup
(Based on reports by Islam.ru, IslamNews, IslamRF.Ru portal,
Portal-Credo.ru, and information and analysis center Sova and NEWSru.com)
MOSCOW, June 13 (Itar-Tass World Service) -- A delegation from the
Muslim Board of the Nizhni Novgorod Region under its chairman,
Umar-Khazrat Idrisov, attended official state ceremonies in the Islamic Republic of Iran timed for the death anniversary of the leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, more commonly known as Imam Khomeini.
Within the framework of the visit the delegation of the Nizhni
Novgorod Region's Muslims heard an address by Iran's President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, participated in the juma-namaz (Friday prayer) and attended a khutbah (sermon) preached by Iran's ex-president Ali Rafsanjani, which gathered thousands of believers.
Also, the delegation visited Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum between the capital Teheran and the country's religious center of Qom. In Teheran the delegates visited Ayatollah Khomeini's museum-apartment.
Mohammad Khatami chaired a theological conference devoted to Iran's future in the context of on-going world political processes. A large audience of VIP guests, scholars and specialists was present at the event.
The participants met with Ayatollah Khomeini's grandson, Hasan Khomeini.
The Iranian Cultural Center in Moscow and Iran's embassy in the Russia helped arrange for the visit.
"The people of Iran, Glory to Allah, profoundly honor and follow the way Imam Khomeini had charted. The people demonstrate their firm
commitment to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution. We were able to see this for ourselves vast evidence of this during our tour," Umar Idrisov said.
The head of the Nizhni Novgorod Region's Muslim Board said life in
Iran was proceeding in a no easy environment of economic sanctions and
risks of an attack by unfriendly states. Nevertheless, the courageous
Iranian people keep building their future and retain optimism, he said.
x x x
The Coordinating Center of the North Caucasus Muslims has published a statement protesting the Prohibited Art-2006 exhibition the Sakharov Center in Moscow, held last March.
The Muslims were particularly angry about two exhibits. One, entitled Merylin of Chechnya, showed a young woman wearing a long black garment typical of Muslim women; the hem is raised in an obscene way by two pairs of hands on the sides, revealing pantyhose ornamented with the skull-and-crossbones emblems looking very much like the insignia of SS troops in Nazi Germany; a mock-up of a suicide bomber's belt is attached to the waist. The other controversial exhibit was a poster authored by one A. Kosolapov - a picture of Jesus Christ (in Islam - the very revered
Prophet Isa) against the logo of the McDonalds fast food chain. The
inscription in English reads "This is my body."
The authors of the statement claim that both exhibits are "extremist, xenophobic and anti-Muslim, a deep insult to the dignity and honor of Russia's Muslims and a cause of profound moral suffering."
In their message the authors asked for opening a criminal case against the organizers of the exhibition under article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hostility and humiliation of human dignity on the account of faith). They also want the Sakharov Museum closed down as an extremist organization, Sova-Center reports. Earlier, calls for closing down the Sakharov center were made by associations of Orthodox Christians. The museum's director, Yuri Samodurov and the exhibition's administrator, Andrei Yerofeyev, faced charges under part two of article 282 of the Criminal Code.
Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, has hosted the first-ever
inter-regional exhibition of jewelry. The event, entitled Gold of Russia - 2008 was held on June 3-8. Some foreign contributors presented their selections, too. Both the organizers and participants said the event was a success. However, as they have been able to see for themselves, next time they will have to be pay greater attention to the local customs and traditions, in particular, the fact that men in that predominantly Muslim republic do not wear gold.
Before the gala closing ceremony a representative of the
Master-Brilliant company, based in the Russian city of Kostroma, Nikolai Starchak, said his company was very satisfied by the results of the exhibition and planned to participate in it permanently. There was only one cause for disappointment.
"We had a large exposition of men's jewelry items, but practically
none of these was sold. At first we thought that Dagestani women are not in the habit of giving their men presents as a token of love and
affection. Only today we were told that the Quran prohibits Muslim men
from wearing gold. Had we known that beforehand, we would have surely
displayed some very different line of products. We shall know better next time."
x x x
Many leading foreign and Russian actors will be present as guests at the opening of the 1st international film festival Noah's Arc the Chechen capital Grozny will host on June 13-19.
The contestant films will be demonstrated at the just-opened high-tech cinema house called Youth. Nikita Mikhalkov's Twelve will open festival.
On the contenders' list there are 44 works - twelve full-length
feature films, thirteen short-format films and 19 documentaries from 21 countries around the world. Revaz Chkheidze, the holder of the People's Artist of the USSR title, will chair the panel of judges.
The Noah's Arc film festival is positioned as an annual international forum of filmmakers, a place where culture and cinema workers can meet to share experience. The festival's declared mission is promotion of peaceful co-existence of people irrespective of creed or faith, and dissemination of the ideals of peace, kindness, mutual respect and morality.
The Academy of Finance under the Russian government, will host an
international conference called Russia and the Islamic world on June
23-24. Taking part in it will be the head of the World Assembly for
Bringing Mazhabs (schools of thought) Closer Together, Ayatollah Mohammad Taskhiri, the Director-General of the Islamic Countries' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Abdulaziz Osman el Tuveydjri, head of the Islamic History, Art and Culture Study Center (IRSICA) Halit Eren, an adviser to the leader of the Islamic Revolution, Mohsen Komi, the president of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yevgeny Primakov and others.
The Russian organizers of the conference are the Center of Arab and Islamic Studies (under Vitaly Naumkin), and the Civilizations Partnership Center (under Veniamin Popov), and the co-organizers - the Organization of Culture and Islamic Ties (of Iran) and the World Assembly for Bringing Mazhabs Closer Together.
The forum will discuss such themes as Russia and Muslim States - the Strategy of Partnership, Globalization and the Islamic World, Religious Tolerance, and Islamic Moderateness as a Counterbalance to Extremism. The conference will attract scholars and theologians from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Turkey, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, the United States and France.
Portal-Credo.ru, and information and analysis center Sova and NEWSru.com)
MOSCOW, June 13 (Itar-Tass World Service) -- A delegation from the
Muslim Board of the Nizhni Novgorod Region under its chairman,
Umar-Khazrat Idrisov, attended official state ceremonies in the Islamic Republic of Iran timed for the death anniversary of the leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, more commonly known as Imam Khomeini.
Within the framework of the visit the delegation of the Nizhni
Novgorod Region's Muslims heard an address by Iran's President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, participated in the juma-namaz (Friday prayer) and attended a khutbah (sermon) preached by Iran's ex-president Ali Rafsanjani, which gathered thousands of believers.
Also, the delegation visited Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum between the capital Teheran and the country's religious center of Qom. In Teheran the delegates visited Ayatollah Khomeini's museum-apartment.
Mohammad Khatami chaired a theological conference devoted to Iran's future in the context of on-going world political processes. A large audience of VIP guests, scholars and specialists was present at the event.
The participants met with Ayatollah Khomeini's grandson, Hasan Khomeini.
The Iranian Cultural Center in Moscow and Iran's embassy in the Russia helped arrange for the visit.
"The people of Iran, Glory to Allah, profoundly honor and follow the way Imam Khomeini had charted. The people demonstrate their firm
commitment to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution. We were able to see this for ourselves vast evidence of this during our tour," Umar Idrisov said.
The head of the Nizhni Novgorod Region's Muslim Board said life in
Iran was proceeding in a no easy environment of economic sanctions and
risks of an attack by unfriendly states. Nevertheless, the courageous
Iranian people keep building their future and retain optimism, he said.
x x x
The Coordinating Center of the North Caucasus Muslims has published a statement protesting the Prohibited Art-2006 exhibition the Sakharov Center in Moscow, held last March.
The Muslims were particularly angry about two exhibits. One, entitled Merylin of Chechnya, showed a young woman wearing a long black garment typical of Muslim women; the hem is raised in an obscene way by two pairs of hands on the sides, revealing pantyhose ornamented with the skull-and-crossbones emblems looking very much like the insignia of SS troops in Nazi Germany; a mock-up of a suicide bomber's belt is attached to the waist. The other controversial exhibit was a poster authored by one A. Kosolapov - a picture of Jesus Christ (in Islam - the very revered
Prophet Isa) against the logo of the McDonalds fast food chain. The
inscription in English reads "This is my body."
The authors of the statement claim that both exhibits are "extremist, xenophobic and anti-Muslim, a deep insult to the dignity and honor of Russia's Muslims and a cause of profound moral suffering."
In their message the authors asked for opening a criminal case against the organizers of the exhibition under article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hostility and humiliation of human dignity on the account of faith). They also want the Sakharov Museum closed down as an extremist organization, Sova-Center reports. Earlier, calls for closing down the Sakharov center were made by associations of Orthodox Christians. The museum's director, Yuri Samodurov and the exhibition's administrator, Andrei Yerofeyev, faced charges under part two of article 282 of the Criminal Code.
Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, has hosted the first-ever
inter-regional exhibition of jewelry. The event, entitled Gold of Russia - 2008 was held on June 3-8. Some foreign contributors presented their selections, too. Both the organizers and participants said the event was a success. However, as they have been able to see for themselves, next time they will have to be pay greater attention to the local customs and traditions, in particular, the fact that men in that predominantly Muslim republic do not wear gold.
Before the gala closing ceremony a representative of the
Master-Brilliant company, based in the Russian city of Kostroma, Nikolai Starchak, said his company was very satisfied by the results of the exhibition and planned to participate in it permanently. There was only one cause for disappointment.
"We had a large exposition of men's jewelry items, but practically
none of these was sold. At first we thought that Dagestani women are not in the habit of giving their men presents as a token of love and
affection. Only today we were told that the Quran prohibits Muslim men
from wearing gold. Had we known that beforehand, we would have surely
displayed some very different line of products. We shall know better next time."
x x x
Many leading foreign and Russian actors will be present as guests at the opening of the 1st international film festival Noah's Arc the Chechen capital Grozny will host on June 13-19.
The contestant films will be demonstrated at the just-opened high-tech cinema house called Youth. Nikita Mikhalkov's Twelve will open festival.
On the contenders' list there are 44 works - twelve full-length
feature films, thirteen short-format films and 19 documentaries from 21 countries around the world. Revaz Chkheidze, the holder of the People's Artist of the USSR title, will chair the panel of judges.
The Noah's Arc film festival is positioned as an annual international forum of filmmakers, a place where culture and cinema workers can meet to share experience. The festival's declared mission is promotion of peaceful co-existence of people irrespective of creed or faith, and dissemination of the ideals of peace, kindness, mutual respect and morality.
The Academy of Finance under the Russian government, will host an
international conference called Russia and the Islamic world on June
23-24. Taking part in it will be the head of the World Assembly for
Bringing Mazhabs (schools of thought) Closer Together, Ayatollah Mohammad Taskhiri, the Director-General of the Islamic Countries' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Abdulaziz Osman el Tuveydjri, head of the Islamic History, Art and Culture Study Center (IRSICA) Halit Eren, an adviser to the leader of the Islamic Revolution, Mohsen Komi, the president of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yevgeny Primakov and others.
The Russian organizers of the conference are the Center of Arab and Islamic Studies (under Vitaly Naumkin), and the Civilizations Partnership Center (under Veniamin Popov), and the co-organizers - the Organization of Culture and Islamic Ties (of Iran) and the World Assembly for Bringing Mazhabs Closer Together.
The forum will discuss such themes as Russia and Muslim States - the Strategy of Partnership, Globalization and the Islamic World, Religious Tolerance, and Islamic Moderateness as a Counterbalance to Extremism. The conference will attract scholars and theologians from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Turkey, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, the United States and France.
