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Third of Kazakhstan never heard of Religion Law
One third of the population in Kazakhstan has never heard of the law on “Religious activities and religious groups,” recently signed by the head of the state.
11 November 2011
20 percent of Kazakhstan's religious institutions will not pass re-registration
A majority of religious institutions will pass re-registration in Kazakhstan without any problems, but about 20 percent of them will be denied registration.
08 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
Spiritual Management of Muslims of Kazakhstan will not allow extremists to interfere into Kazakhstan's internal affairs
Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan consideres that agreement or disagreement with the new edition of Kazakhstan Religion Law is an internal affair of Kazakhstan and its citizens.
31 October 2011
Authenticity of the statements of the extremists threatening Kazakhstan with violence has to be checked
If there are such threats, our law-enforcement authorities have to deal with it: Deputy chairman of Kazakhstan Agency for Religion.
28 October 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
Extremists threatened Kazakhstan with violence for religion law
Islamic group Djund Al-Khalifat threatened Kazakhstan with violence in case the authorities do not cancel the Law on Religion.
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
Mosques and chapels will not be closed in Kazakhstan prisons
Head of press-service of Correctional System Commission of Kazakhstan Interior Ministry commented on the Religion Law.
24 October 2011
Prisons to close down prayer rooms and chapels in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan prisons will start closing down mosques, chapels and prayer rooms on October 25.
24 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
Kazakhstan’s Muslim Spiritual Authority to train 30-40 imams a year
Should mosques be filled with qualified imams, the population at large will be listening to them and there will be no room for misleading teachings: Supreme Mufti.
17 October 2011
Chairman of the Agency for Religion comments on the new law on religion
According to him, norms regulating registration and re-registration of religion organizations will be the first to be drafted.
13 October 2011
President Nazarbayev signs law on religion
The new law adopted by the national Parliament September 29 introduces obligatory re-registration of all religion organizations and prohibits administering any religion rites without due state registration.
13 October 2011
Ban on prayers could encourage extremism in Kazakhstan: Tleukhan
Tleukhan assumes that the provision of the new law prohibiting prayers in public offices is out of sync with a number of international documents.
07 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
Imams of Kazakhstan sit for an obligatory test
900 out of 2.5 thousand mosques are based in the South Kazakhstan. That's why the assessment started from the South.
05 October 2011
Supreme Mufti comments on religion law
September 29 Kazakhstan’s Parliament adopted a new law on religion that among other things introduces ban on prayer rooms in public bodies, education and healthcare facilities, military units.
01 October 2011