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December 7th, 2006 at 04:28:38
As Russia population falls, Islam thriving
Toronto Star
The Sobornaya Mosque is one of only four mosques in Moscow serving a
Muslim population of 2.5 million --- the largest of any European city.
Crammed amid the grey monoliths of Moscow's 1980 Olympics complex, it
was the only Islamic house of worship allowed to function during the
Soviet period, usually empty due to religious repression.rnrnToday, like
Moscow's other mosques, it overflows with worshippers on Fridays and
holy days. Muslim leaders have been trying to get permission from the
city to expand the mosque, and to build many more, but their attempts
have failed.rnrn"In the Soviet period, people were forbidden from
practising their religions. Now, they are embracing their faith again,"
says Ildar Alyautdinov, an imam at the Sobornaya Mosque. "But to have
only four mosques in Moscow, obviously that's not enough .... We deserve
more respect."rnrnRussia is in the midst of startling transformation.
Islamic faith is thriving across the country. If current trends
continue, experts say, more than half of Russia's population will be
Muslim by mid-century.
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