Chechnya
Russia’s chief rabbi calls on Islamic leaders to condemn antisemitic remarks by Chechnya’s mufti
Berel Lazar described Salakh Mezhiev’s comments as offensive and contrary to the principles of interfaith respect.
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Ingushetia
Ingush imam receives suspended sentence for possession of weapons
Nazir Dzeitov was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment.
Adygea
Man detained for hanging pig head at mosque in Adygea
The suspect was detained within 24 hours.
North Caucasus
Spiritual Directorate of Muslims appeals ban on encyclopedic dictionary about Islam in North Caucasus
The organisation believes that a ruling labelling the publication as extremist was biased.
Azerbaijan
Six Shia women detained in Azerbaijan for ‘staging protest’
The women were accused of staging a protest ‘under the guise’ of religious rites.
Georgia
Adjara’s Islamic heritage forgotten by the state
Adjara’s wooden mosques — as artistic, communal, and architectural spaces — tell the story of the local Muslim community.
Ingushetia
Ingushetia endorses imam’s sexist remarks, says criticism aims to ‘destabilise region’
Last week a video was published in which he called it shameful for male waiters to serve women.
