Muftis are at forefront of fight against extremism, Alikber Alikberov says

The Head of the Center for the Study of Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Volga-Ural of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Alikber Alikberov, spoke about the role of the muftis in the fight against extremism. The political developments in the Middle East and Russia's participation in the fight against the terrorist group ‘Islamic State’, banned in our country, has pushed domestic followers of Islam to make a strong statement in support of the state authority in the fight against extremism.