Karachay-Cherkessia

July 20, 2024 22:56

• Circassian activist Kase Kik reports his relatives being searched

  Law enforcers have searched the residence of the parents of Kase Kik, the leader of the Circassian Congress, who is living abroad. He has treated the unsanctioned search as a pressure attempt.

July 16, 2024 22:26

• Amid criticism of Davankov’s initiative, Muftis of North-Caucasian regions explain the ban on niqabs

  The bill put forward by Vladislav Davankov, a Vice-Speaker of the Russian State Duma, to ban wearing religious clothing in schools and public places is anti-Islamic in nature, the Muftis of North-Caucasian regions are sure.

July 14, 2024 23:16

• Network users support North-Caucasian Muftis' protest against ban on wearing niqabs

  The Muslims' Coordination Centre of Northern Caucasus (MCCNC) has asked the Russian President not to pass a bill banning religious clothing. The Muftis of Northern Caucasus have stated that this ban violates believers' rights. Commentators in social networks have supported the Muftis' appeal, noting that this initiative has already split the society.

July 14, 2024 22:31

• Lawyers treat request of KChR's MIA about Muslim clothing in schools as illegal

  The campaign to combat Muslim headdresses poses a threat of persecuting Muslims, the human rights defender believes. Lawyers have treated the request lodged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) demanding to provide information about the pupils and teachers wearing Muslim headdresses as a violation of laws, the right to the freedom of religion and access to education.

July 12, 2024 21:52

• Analysts comment on Kadyrov’s dispute with ICRF’s chair Bastrykin

  Statements voiced by Alexander Bastrykin regarding the migration policy and the religious overtones of the terror acts in Dagestan caused astonishment among Muslims, political analyst Ali Magamadov notes. A dispute between Ramzan Kadyrov and Alexander Bastrykin highlighted the claims of the leader of Chechnya to be the defender of all Muslims, a former teacher from Grozny believes.

July 11, 2024 19:33

• KChR’s MIA requests teachers’ and pupils’ dress code data

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has demanded from heads of city and district administrations to provide information about the teachers and students who attend schools wearing clothes with religious attributes.

July 09, 2024 23:58

• North-Ossetian Muftiate supports banning niqabs

  The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM or Muftiate) of North Ossetia recommends that believers refuse to wear niqabs, the republic’s Deputy Mufti has stated, noting that a complete ban on niqabs would be contrary to the Russian laws.

July 09, 2024 23:54

• Muftiate of Kabardino-Balkaria voices out its position on niqabs

  Wearing niqabs is a custom and not an obligation of Muslim women, the Muftiate of Kabardino-Balkaria has stated after the idea of banning niqabs was supported by Spiritual Administrations of Muslims (SAMs or Muftiates) of Dagestan and Karachay-Cherkessia.

July 08, 2024 19:55

• Islamic scholars dispute on aim of banning niqabs in Dagestan and KChR

  The niqab problem is far-fetched for Russia, but the ban thereof introduced in Dagestan and the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) will be followed by attacks on hijabs and other attributes of Islam, the Islamic scholars interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" are sure.

July 08, 2024 19:38

• Concert organizers doubt need for dress code for performers in Northern Caucasus

  There is no need to introduce a dress code for the pop performers who come to give concerts in the republics of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), since the performers are sensitive to local traditions, tour organizers have commented on the officials' idea.

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