19 October 2002
A senior member of Tajikistan's Islamic Revival Party (IRP) has complained to Keston News Service that compulsory attestation of imams... Read more
Topic: Islam
16 October 2002
At a conference in Moscow on cooperation between government and religious organizations on 10 October, Viktor Zorkaltsev, chairman of the... Read more
18 September 2002
The closure of a number of mosques has led to speculation of an imminent government campaign against the Islamic opposition.
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15 August 2002
A respected religious leader has warned that the government's crackdown on Islamic extremism will backfire, radicalising ordinary Muslims.
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26 May 2002
In the wake of a visit between 15 and 20 May to the Uzbek city of Bukhara (500 kilometres or... Read more
26 May 2002
Reversing centuries of tradition, Turkish authorities have decided that women will be allowed to participate more actively in the country's... Read more
16 April 2002
The Azerbaijani government, apparently concerned over religious extremism and corruption, is cracking down on the country's main Muslim organisation.
When the... Read more
26 February 2002
Nearly 2 million Muslims descended on Saudi Arabia in February for the hajj, the pilgrimage required at least once in... Read more