Chechnya
Chechen mufti announces ban on Shiism and ‘Wahhabism’ in Chechnya
Salakh Mezhiyev, the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chechnya said on 24 April that there would be no other branches of Islam present in Chechnya, except Sunni Islam. He alleged that the Iranian embassy in Russia distributed missionary literature in order to recruit new followers in its ranks. Mezhiyev published his statement on his official accounts on YouTube and Instagram. Mezhiyev said that Iran was the major actor behind the spread of Shiism in Russia. He all
