In Tatarstan, parishioners of several mosques complain to the president of the republic about pressure from officials

On February 10, 2011, it became known that the head of the administration Novosheshminsk (Tatarstan) Vyacheslav Kozlov on January 25 gathered city imams and announced a ban on the study of the basics of Islam in mosques and the wearing of headscarves Muslim women.

Speaking at the same meeting, Deputy Chief Office of the President of the Republic for Cooperation with Religious Associations Ilnur Gataullin promised that "the state will introduce changes to the charter of the DUM RT, the state will appoint imams of mosques after lie detector test.

About all this, the former mufti of the republic Gabdulla Galiullin told IA IslamNews . According to him, on February 4, the parishioners of several mosques republics appealed to the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with a request regulate relations between believers and officials. The appeal was signed by more than 2.5 thousand people.

"The current leadership of the SAM does not have the necessary level of Islamic knowledge. This causes discontent on the part of imams and parishes. Tensions are rising between the followers of Islam and the state," G. Galiullin said. Sources

• In Tatarstan, imams will be tested on a lie detector // IslamNews.ru. 2011. February 10.