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.

Chelyabinsk, July 9, 2021

The first four graduates of the Troitsk madrasa “Rasulia” received their diplomas at the opening of the panel session of the scientific and practical conference “Rasulev Readings” on July 8, 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.

Moscow, June 4, 2021

Crisis phenomena in the economy and social sphere provoke the growth of xenophobia and extremism in the world, the head of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia (SAMR), Mufti Albir Hazrat Krganov, said at the international conference “Xenophobia and Extremism in the OSCE Area”, the press office of the SAMR reported.

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.

Sevastopol, April 10, 2021

Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Tavrichesky Muftiyat) hosted an international scientific conference “The work of Muslims Religious Administrations of Russia during a coronavirus pandemic: New Approaches in Social Service” in Sevastopol on last week-end, Islam.ru website 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

Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has decided to increase the capacity of the Grand Mosque in Mecca to 50,000 Umrah performers and 100,000 worshippers per day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for those who are vaccinated, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.

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.