Makhachkala, December 24, 2019

A meeting of members of the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus (CCMNC) was held in Makhachkala within the walls of the Muftiyat of Dagestan. The event was attended by Muftis and religious figures from all over the North Caucasus Federal District.

Welcoming the participants the Mufti of Dagestan noted that he was glad to see such honored guests in his homeland and emphasized that one of the directions in the work of religious figures should be to strengthen unity and cohesion in society.

Next, a report on the activities of CCMNC for 2019 was presented. According to the report, the main goal of the ongoing projects of the Center was aimed at preventing extremism and terrorism, demonstrating positive image of Islam, as well as at strengthening interethnic, interreligious and state-confessional relations in the Russian Federation.

 

As part of the event, the Mufti of Dagestan Sheikh Ahmad Afandi was solemnly awarded with the I degree Order of Merit for the Ummah of the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus. The highest award was given to the Muslims spiritual leader by the Chairman of CCMNC Ismail-Haji Berdiev at the meeting of the Coordination Center members, which was held in the Muftiyat of Dagestan.

The event ended with a collective prayer to the Almighty.