Kazan, August 17, 2021

An international summer school “Islam in Russia V: Muslim subjectivity in the city” opened in Kazan, at the National Library. The event is to consider the issues of the development of Islamic culture in cities, Tatar-inform reports.

Kazan, July 29, 2021

A modest fashion show and panel discussion dedicated to this matter took place today on KazanSummit 2021 in Kazan, Islam.ru website reports. These initiatives appeared to be the expected events of the cultural programme of the Summit.

Kazan, July 12, 2021

The 12th Women’s Muslim Youth Forum (MYF) started in Kazan on Sunday last week, Islam.ru website reports. The forum will be held from 10 to 17 July at a recreation center near Kazan. It will be attended by 100 girls from 18 to 30 years old from all over Tatarstan, as well as from Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Orenburg, Chelyabinsk, Sterlitamak, Nizhny Novgorod, Dimitrovgrad, Perm, Izhevsk, Ivanovo, Chuvashia, Samara, Yoshkar-Ola and Kyrgyzstan.

Moscow, July 12, 2021

The Council of Ulema of the Muslim Religious Administration of the Russian Federation decided to hold the Eid al-Adha holiday prayer in Moscow only in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque without parishioners, due to the epidemiological situation. The decision to hold the festive prayer in other regions of the country will be taken by the local Muslim communities, Islam.ru website reports.

Kazan, June 7, 2021

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin proposed laying the first stone in the construction of the Cathedral Mosque in Kazan in honor of the celebration of the 1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bolgaria. It will be celebrated in 2022.

Kazan, April 12, 2021

Kamil-hazrat Samigullin has been re-elected as the mufti of the republic, the chairman of the Muslim Religious Administration of Tatarstan during the congress of the regional Muslim clergy, RIA Novosti reports.

Makhachkala, April 10, 2021

The 12th World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Abu Dhabi came to successful conclusion on Friday night, Islam.ru website reports. The Jiu-Jitsu arena in the UAE capital gathered professional sportsmen with brown and black belts from all over the world.

Mecca, April 7, 2021

A new app allowing millions of Muslims to easily navigate the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina has been released by Se-ma-phore Studio. The 3D application, V Makkah, allows users to take an interactive tour inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.

They can also virtually visit nearby locations such as Mount Arafat, Jamaraat Bridge, Muzdalifah area and exhibitions held in the holy cities.

Kazan, April 7, 2021

Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan appeals to volunteers to participate in the IX Republican Iftar, Islam.ru website reports.

The long-awaited evening of breaking the fast will take place on May 7 at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre and will bring together at one table and at one collective prayer honoured guests, representatives of business and needy people: families with many children, poor families, people with disabilities.

Sevastopol, April 6, 2021

Muslim Religious Administration of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol held a meeting of the Supreme Council of the religious organization, during which the members considered number of issues, including the work of mosques in the Holy month of Ramadan.

As a result of the discussions, the Supreme Council collectively adopted two decisions:

Moscow, March 31, 2021

Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Albir Krganov supported the statement of Vladimir Putin about interethnic relations in the Russian Federation. According to Krganov, he listened very carefully to the speech of Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations.

Kazan, March 30, 2021

Russian Islamic Institute hosted the final of the Festival-Contest of Performers of Spiritual Heritage Works “Ilahi Mon”. This year the competition was held for the fifth time. The guests and participants of the final of the competition were greeted by the rector of the Russian Islamic Institute, Rafik Mukhametshin. He noted that the festival allows preserving and spreading national, as well as religious traditions, which have deep roots.