Muslims of Saratov and the region have sent a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev asking him to pay attention to the problem of the ban on Islamic theological literature, Islam.ru reports . Muslims are especially indignant at the very procedure of banning Islamic theological books. "In all cases, the assessment is at the mercy of specialists with minimal experience, or even without it, who are not related to the Islamic faith.

The Tagansky Court of Moscow sentenced Grigory Grabovoi to 11 years in prison. He was found guilty of all 11 counts of fraud charged against him. “Grabovoi committed 11 counts of fraud against a group of persons by prior conspiracy, with significant damage to the victims,” said the judge who read the verdict. According to her, Grabovoy deceived citizens using psychological influence methods. Grabovoi himself did not admit his guilt. Let us recall that the prosecutor asked to sentence G.

On July 31 and August 4, 2008, at the 73rd session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the combined 18th and 19th periodic reports of Russia on the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), covering period from February 2002 to July 2006 - the text of the official report is posted on the CERD website (see link above, see next to the flag and country name, PDF format).

The local religious organization of Muslims (LRO) in the city of Ozersk, Chelyabinsk Region, under the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the European part of Russia, turned to the head of the Committee for Interaction with Public, Religious and National-Cultural Associations Ilya Anosov. Muslims are outraged by "the incitement of religious hatred during the round table "Islam and Modernity, Islam and the Family" held in Chelyabinsk in July 2008," Islam.ru reports .

reports, The Muslim population in Russia has grown by 40 percent over the past two decades, the Russian Islamic Heritage citing the British magazine The Economist. According to the publication, now in our country there are approximately 25 million people who profess Islam. According to scientists' forecasts, by 2015, Muslims will make up the majority in the army, and in another five years - by 2020 - a fifth of the total population.

On August 4, in Ingushetia, unidentified persons fired on the house where the imam of the Altievsk municipal district of Nazran lives, Islam.ru reports . According to a law enforcement official, the attackers called Imam Ali Buruzhev outside at night. When he came out, they opened fire on him with automatic weapons. The Imam was wounded, but managed to return to the house. His son came out to the sound of shots, who was also fired upon by the bandits and was wounded.

In Bogorodsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, unknown persons destroyed tombstones at the city cemetery, reports "Islamnews" . According to the District Department of Internal Affairs of Bogorodsk, while walking around the city cemetery, police found five broken tombstones, ten more monuments were knocked down. On the tombstones, unknown people left the image of the swastika and satanic symbols. The matter is under investigation.

reports The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Asian part of Russia (DUMACHR) and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) have joined forces in the fight against the activities of pagans in the Chelyabinsk region, the Russian Islamic Heritage with reference to the Mufti of the Chelyabinsk region from the DUMACHR Vugar Akperov.

In August 2008, in Moscow, near the Domodedovskaya metro station, three young people and a girl aged 20-21, with short hair and high boots, attacked a native of Afghanistan. The attack was accompanied by cries of "chock, black." The victim's lip was torn and his finger was broken. He was hospitalized. Sources Information provided by the Civic Assistance Committee.

In the early morning of July 11, 208, in the city of Chekhov (Kaluga region), a fire broke out in the cult building of Jehovah's Witnesses - the Kingdom Hall. Community representatives claim that police officers who arrived at the scene of the fire simply watched as believers carried property out of the burning hall.

On July 31 and August 4, 2008, at session number 73 of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), there were examined the combined 18th and 19th periodic reports on the Russian Federation concerning the fulfillment of its commitments to the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), covering the period from February 2002 to July 2006.

On July 16, the Council of Muftis of Russia made a statement in connection with the initiation of a criminal case against the director of the Umma publishing house, Aslambek Ezhaev, for distributing the book The Personality of a Muslim. The Council of Muftis calls on the judicial and investigating authorities to take a balanced approach to the accusations against A. Ezhaev, the Russian Islamic Heritage reports .

On July 15, Aslambek Ezhaev, director of the large Muslim publishing house Umma and head of the publishing department of the Moscow Islamic University under the Council of Muftis of Russia (CMR), was handed a decision to initiate a criminal case against him. The publisher is accused of distributing the book "The Personality of a Muslim", he faces up to three years in prison, the Russian Islamic Heritage reports.