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Putin congratulates Muslims on Eid al-Adha

Putin congratulates Muslims on Eid al-Adha

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated all Muslims of the country on the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Kremlin press service reports. The Russian president stressed that the Muslim community makes a significant …

Happy Eid al-Adha!

Happy Eid al-Adha!

Today Muslims around the world are celebrating the festival of the sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar. On this day believers gather at a mosque for common prayer and sacrifice an …

Patriarch Kirill finds replacement for Vsevolod Chaplin

Patriarch Kirill finds replacement for Vsevolod Chaplin

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has appointed the publicist Alexander Shchipkov as the first deputy chairman of the Synodal Department for Church and Society and Media, the department reports. …

Russian muftis ready to reconcile Moscow and Ankara

Russian muftis ready to reconcile Moscow and Ankara

The Russian Muftis Council is ready to join the process of normalization of relations between Moscow and Ankara, the chairman of the Council, Ravil Gaynutdin, said. "We believe that the Russian Muslims should be …

Hair of Prophet Muhammad to be displayed in Moscow Cathedral Mosque

Hair of Prophet Muhammad to be displayed in Moscow Cathedral Mosque

Today, an important Muslim relic – a piece of hair of the Prophet Muhammad – will be delivered from Chechnya to Moscow. It will be gifted to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque by the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. According to the press service of the Central ...

Main cathedral mosque of Crimea to be built in Simferopol

Main cathedral mosque of Crimea to be built in Simferopol

Simferopol started construction of the largest cathedral mosque of Crimea (2.7 ha). According to the Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Ruslan Balbec, a mosque, which has been waited in the country for many years, will be …

Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah today

Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah today

Today Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, symbolizing the beginning of the New Year in the Jewish calendar. "The outgoing year 5775 was a productive one for the Jewish community in Russia.  Synagogues and community centers continue …

Happy Eid al-Fitr!

Happy Eid al-Fitr!

The holy month of Ramadan has ended today with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, when Muslims around the world celebrate the revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad. The Imam of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, Ildar-Khazrat Alyautdinov, told