Islam

Neutralizing criminals is no business of religious leaders: Zhambyl oblast Imam

Head Imam of Zhambyl oblast replied to accusations of the media reproaching religious authorities for their inertness in countering terrorism.

18 November 2011

Number of salafis went drastically up in Atyrau oblast

Orazbek Kassymov said that 90 salafis were registered in Atyrau Interior Department before the terrorist attacks in Atyrau. Current number is 1,500.

17 November 2011

Chief Almaty Imam: Media shows Muslims bloodthirsty and ruthless

Head Imam of Almaty voiced the position of the Spiritual Management of Muslims of Kazakhstan in relation to the terrorist attack in Taraz.

15 November 2011

Head Almaty Imam asking media not to accentuate relligious affiliation of terrorists

Head Imam of Almaty Central Mosque Kulmukhammad Makhanbet addressed the media and media-regulating state authorities.

08 November 2011

Head Imam of Atyrau oblast: Terrorists are just hiding behind Islam

I can officially say that the mosque and real Islam have no relation to terrorists: Atyrau oblast Imam.

03 November 2011

Valeriya Porokhova called to drive salafis out of Kazakhstan

The Islam expert gave a video-conference lecture to representatives of Kazakhstan law-enforcement authorities.

28 October 2011

Extremists' threats are nonsense: Kazakhstan's Supreme mufti

Absattar Hadji Derbissali called Kazakhstan residents to stay calm and to not take the threats of Djund Al-Khalifat seriously.

27 October 2011

Islam allows to "combine prayers": Valeriya Porokhova

Islam expert Valeriya Porokhova does not oppose closure of prayer rooms in Kazakhstan's public offices and explains that Islam allows combining prayers.

27 October 2011

Kazakhstan's Supreme mufti: Problem with radical Islamists will resolve itself

Kazakhstan's Supreme mufti thinks that the problem with radical Islamists will be solved by itself if religious schools keep educating new imams.

21 October 2011

Hajj will be $300 more expensive for Muslims from Kazakhstan in 2011

Hajj-package for pilgrimage to Mecca will cost $3,700 in 2011, which is $300 more expensive than last year.

19 October 2011

The new law does not impair the equality of religions: Chairman of the Agency for Religion

According to him, Islam and Russian Orthodox Church have occupied their niches, maintaining inter-faith dialogue and channels of social interaction.

18 October 2011

Islamic TV Assyl Arna to broadcast nationwide in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan residents will be able to watch Islamic TV channel Assyl Arna as a part of the nationwide TV network.

06 October 2011

Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Religion on wearing hijabs

According to him, this issue should not be raised in the legislation.

29 September 2011

MP Kamal Burkhanov talked against arabisation of Kazakhstan

Kamal Burkhanov shared his views on religion during a discussion of the draft law On religious activities and religious institutions in Majilis.

19 September 2011

Aktobe Education Department preparing a list of school students wearing hijabs

In my view, it is important for parents and students to know the threat imposed by non-traditional Islam: deputy head of Education Department.

15 September 2011

Muslim swimwear appeared in Astana shops

One of Astana shops started selling Muslim swimwear for women.

14 September 2011

Saudi Arabia reproaches Kazakhstan for small number of pilgrims

We do not have enough people to fill in our Hajj quota and always hear different reproaches and are being blamed by the Ministry of Hajj of Saudi Arabia: Kairat Lama Sharif.

10 September 2011

The West will keep Kazakhstan for oil in case of a deal with Islamists: Volkov

In case of a geopolitical deal, the U.S. will keep Kazakhstan, north Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, while Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan may be farmed out to Islamists: Expert.

07 September 2011