In a recent poll, 84% of the Russian people said they are "very concerned" about the growing Muslim population in Russia.
Photo: Muslims took to the streets of Moscow on September 23, 2015. The police presence is dwarfed by the enormity of the Muslim crowd, which blocked the streets for miles.
The Russian Orthodox Church was so concerned that they placed priests in areas around the Muslim crowd.
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Terrorism has escalated in Russia as the Muslim population grows:
On October 20, 2015, Vladimir Putin made a statement to the press noting that Russia had foiled 20 Islamist militant attacks and that he foresees more to come. Putin stated that he is stepping up efforts to root out Islamic terrorism in Russia. Putin also said that Russia's state security had killed 112 Islamist militants and arrested over 560 Islamists so far in 2015.
On October 13th Russia’s Federal Security Service foiled an Islamist plot to bomb Moscow’s busy subway system. Some of the men arrested in connection with the subway plot were Russian Muslims who had gone to Syria to train with ISIS. When they returned to Russia they planned the subway plot.
Russian Security also arrested 20 Muslims in connection with financing terrorism and advocating the creation of an Islamic Caliphate in Russia.
The Russian Minister of Interior said security police searched 24 addresses in Moscow where members of Hizbat al-Tahrir are known to reside. Hizbat al-Tahrir is a terrorist group with factions in Syria trying to impose Islamic Law, but Hizbat al-Tahrir members are also placed strategically in western countries as well. A Russian Ministry statement said: “The members of this extremist organization were recruiting new followers, distributing banned religious material and raising funds, including to help finance armed militants.”
Putin said in his press statement that ISIS militants in Syria were planning to destabilise other regions and were recruiting Russians and citizens of other former Soviet states with a goal of expanding their operations. Putin said: "Having established a foothold in Syria and other Middle East countries, the terrorists have been building their plans to increase expansion and destabilise entire regions."
The main areas in Russia where there is terrorist recruiting being done by Islamist militants are in the north Caucasus region, Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia. Officials in Russia also say they are worried about the spread of jihad to former Soviet republics in Central Asia.
** In 2010, Muslims made up 11.7% of the population in Russia. Exact numbers haven’t been officially reported, but have been estimated to be around 14% in 2014. Statistics show that when the Muslim population hits 5% in any country--that country begins to face major problems with violence. Problems often start when the Muslim population is as low as 1.8 %.
On October 13th Russia’s Federal Security Service foiled an Islamist plot to bomb Moscow’s busy subway system. Some of the men arrested in connection with the subway plot were Russian Muslims who had gone to Syria to train with ISIS. When they returned to Russia they planned the subway plot.
Russian Security also arrested 20 Muslims in connection with financing terrorism and advocating the creation of an Islamic Caliphate in Russia.
The Russian Minister of Interior said security police searched 24 addresses in Moscow where members of Hizbat al-Tahrir are known to reside. Hizbat al-Tahrir is a terrorist group with factions in Syria trying to impose Islamic Law, but Hizbat al-Tahrir members are also placed strategically in western countries as well. A Russian Ministry statement said: “The members of this extremist organization were recruiting new followers, distributing banned religious material and raising funds, including to help finance armed militants.”
Putin said in his press statement that ISIS militants in Syria were planning to destabilise other regions and were recruiting Russians and citizens of other former Soviet states with a goal of expanding their operations. Putin said: "Having established a foothold in Syria and other Middle East countries, the terrorists have been building their plans to increase expansion and destabilise entire regions."
The main areas in Russia where there is terrorist recruiting being done by Islamist militants are in the north Caucasus region, Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia. Officials in Russia also say they are worried about the spread of jihad to former Soviet republics in Central Asia.
** In 2010, Muslims made up 11.7% of the population in Russia. Exact numbers haven’t been officially reported, but have been estimated to be around 14% in 2014. Statistics show that when the Muslim population hits 5% in any country--that country begins to face major problems with violence. Problems often start when the Muslim population is as low as 1.8 %.
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Photo: A Russian Orthodox bishop sprinkles holy water and blesses Russian missiles before they are put on Russian planes on their way to Syria to conduct air strikes against Islamist terrorists.
Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has declared that Russia's involvement in Syria is a Holy Battle. Patriarch Kirill has been quoted as saying: “Russia took a responsible decision to use military forces to protect the Syrian people from the woes brought on by the tyranny of terrorists.” |
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Russians say that allowing the Mega-Mosque called the "Cathedral Mosque" to be built in Moscow was a GIANT mistake.
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Moscow allowed the "Cathedral Mosque" to be built, but now regrets it, as thousands of Muslims block the streets showing their superiority and ability to draw massive numbers. The "Mega" mosque opens the door to tens of thousands of Muslims who block the streets and disrupt the area during the 5 daily prayers. |
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Note the enormity of the new minarets that blast the five calls to prayer and announce to all of Moscow that Islam has invaded.
Moscow has since banned the construction of new mosques due to the growing anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim sentiment in Russia.
There are 2 million Muslim residents in Moscow, plus about 2 more million Muslims that were allowed in as migrant workers--a total of about 4 million Muslims in Moscow. The Russian people think this is too many. Islamic terrorism has invaded Russia with the immigrants.
There are 2 million Muslim residents in Moscow, plus about 2 more million Muslims that were allowed in as migrant workers--a total of about 4 million Muslims in Moscow. The Russian people think this is too many. Islamic terrorism has invaded Russia with the immigrants.
A Brief History of Islam in Russia
The first people to become Muslim in what is currently the territory of today's Russia, were the people of Dagestan.
The first "Muslim State" in what is now Russia was Volga Bulgaria.
The Tatars of the Khazar Khanate inherited the Muslim population of Volga Bulgaria. Later, as Islam was forced on more people, many of the Caucasian people became Muslims. Islam spread in the Caucasus from the 1500's on.
The Ukraine formed in the Crimean region during the 13th-17th centuries. Crimean Tatars constituted the majority of Crimea's population from around the 10th century until mid-19th century.
Christianity had made its way into the territory of Ukraine by 325 AD. The governmental acceptance of Christianity occurred during the empire of Great Moravia in 988 AD. During the 14th century, Poland and Lithuania fought wars against the Mongol invaders and most of Ukraine passed to the rule of Poland and Lithuania. Then came the Ottoman conquest in the 1470s.
In the 15th century came the formation of the Muslim Crimean Khanate which occupied the Black Sea shores and the southern steppes of Ukraine. Until the late 18th century, the Crimean Khanate maintained a enormous slave trade with the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East between 1500-1700 in which Muslims exported over 2 million slaves from Russia and Ukraine. Native Russians and Ukrainians, because of their fair skin, were in huge demand as slaves, and hence targeted for kidnappings and forced slavery. The Crimean Khanate was vassal state of Ottoman Empire until 1774. It was dissolved by the Russian Empire in 1783.
The majority of Ukrainian Muslims today are of Crimean Tatar background. Since Ukrainian independent in 1991, the return of Crimean Muslims has increased. Settlements of Muslim Chechen refugees in Crimea and other parts of Ukraine have also increased. (note: a very large proportion of Chechens became members of ISIS and the opposition groups in Syria fighting for an Islamic State).
In 1944 the USSR State Defense Committee ordered the removal of the majority of the Muslim population from Crimea due to violence and actions against the State.
The first "Muslim State" in what is now Russia was Volga Bulgaria.
The Tatars of the Khazar Khanate inherited the Muslim population of Volga Bulgaria. Later, as Islam was forced on more people, many of the Caucasian people became Muslims. Islam spread in the Caucasus from the 1500's on.
The Ukraine formed in the Crimean region during the 13th-17th centuries. Crimean Tatars constituted the majority of Crimea's population from around the 10th century until mid-19th century.
Christianity had made its way into the territory of Ukraine by 325 AD. The governmental acceptance of Christianity occurred during the empire of Great Moravia in 988 AD. During the 14th century, Poland and Lithuania fought wars against the Mongol invaders and most of Ukraine passed to the rule of Poland and Lithuania. Then came the Ottoman conquest in the 1470s.
In the 15th century came the formation of the Muslim Crimean Khanate which occupied the Black Sea shores and the southern steppes of Ukraine. Until the late 18th century, the Crimean Khanate maintained a enormous slave trade with the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East between 1500-1700 in which Muslims exported over 2 million slaves from Russia and Ukraine. Native Russians and Ukrainians, because of their fair skin, were in huge demand as slaves, and hence targeted for kidnappings and forced slavery. The Crimean Khanate was vassal state of Ottoman Empire until 1774. It was dissolved by the Russian Empire in 1783.
The majority of Ukrainian Muslims today are of Crimean Tatar background. Since Ukrainian independent in 1991, the return of Crimean Muslims has increased. Settlements of Muslim Chechen refugees in Crimea and other parts of Ukraine have also increased. (note: a very large proportion of Chechens became members of ISIS and the opposition groups in Syria fighting for an Islamic State).
In 1944 the USSR State Defense Committee ordered the removal of the majority of the Muslim population from Crimea due to violence and actions against the State.
The Muslim Tatars of the Crimean Khanate continued to raid Southern Russia, even burning parts of Moscow in 1571.
Crimean Tatars, primarily Muslim, maintained an enormous slave trade with the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East until the late 18th century. Native Russians, because of their fair skin, were in huge demand as slaves, and hence targeted for kidnappings and forced slavery.
From 1500-1700 the Tatars exported over 2 million slaves from Russia and the Ukraine.
Crimean Tatars, primarily Muslim, maintained an enormous slave trade with the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East until the late 18th century. Native Russians, because of their fair skin, were in huge demand as slaves, and hence targeted for kidnappings and forced slavery.
From 1500-1700 the Tatars exported over 2 million slaves from Russia and the Ukraine.
Because of the violent nature of Islam and the kidnappings and forced slavery, Islam was repressed in Russia starting from the Russian conquest of Kazan in 1552 to the rise of Catherine the Great in 1762.
Russia tried to prohibit the spread of Islam by banning mosque building and by marginalizing Muslims. Over time other policies were put into place, such as denying Muslims land grants and limiting immigration. In some parts of Russia, the government promoted the spread of non-Muslim Russians while simultaneously displacing the Muslims, thereby forcing Muslims to migrate to Turkey and Iran. As a result, the population of Muslims lowered in Crimea and parts of the Caucasus during that period.
The Russian army also drove Muslims from some villages in that region, pushing them to ports on the Black Sea where Muslims would then go to the Ottoman Empire.
The Russian-Caucasian War ended in 1864 with the signing of loyalty oaths by Circassian leaders. From that point on, the Ottoman Empire accepted Muslims who did not want to be ruled by Russia's Christian monarch. Many Muslims at that time migrated to Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Kosovo. Shi'a Muslims primarily migrated to Iran.
Historians believe approximately 500,000 Muslims in the Caucasus were deported from Russia in the 1860s.
Russia tried to prohibit the spread of Islam by banning mosque building and by marginalizing Muslims. Over time other policies were put into place, such as denying Muslims land grants and limiting immigration. In some parts of Russia, the government promoted the spread of non-Muslim Russians while simultaneously displacing the Muslims, thereby forcing Muslims to migrate to Turkey and Iran. As a result, the population of Muslims lowered in Crimea and parts of the Caucasus during that period.
The Russian army also drove Muslims from some villages in that region, pushing them to ports on the Black Sea where Muslims would then go to the Ottoman Empire.
The Russian-Caucasian War ended in 1864 with the signing of loyalty oaths by Circassian leaders. From that point on, the Ottoman Empire accepted Muslims who did not want to be ruled by Russia's Christian monarch. Many Muslims at that time migrated to Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Kosovo. Shi'a Muslims primarily migrated to Iran.
Historians believe approximately 500,000 Muslims in the Caucasus were deported from Russia in the 1860s.
Islam in the Soviet Union
Islam was also oppressed during Russia's communist era. Most mosques were closed. But when the communist era ended, Muslims immediately formed a political party, called the Muslim Public Movement. This party coordinates imams to defend political, economical and cultural rights of Muslims, and the Muslim population in Russia began to grow rapidly.
In 1991, the Islamic Cultural Center of Russia was created and Islamic religious schools began to be built for the promotion and spread of Islam in Russia.
Russia began permitting the building of mosques in the 1990's. There are over 8,000 mosques in Russia.
Islam was also oppressed during Russia's communist era. Most mosques were closed. But when the communist era ended, Muslims immediately formed a political party, called the Muslim Public Movement. This party coordinates imams to defend political, economical and cultural rights of Muslims, and the Muslim population in Russia began to grow rapidly.
In 1991, the Islamic Cultural Center of Russia was created and Islamic religious schools began to be built for the promotion and spread of Islam in Russia.
Russia began permitting the building of mosques in the 1990's. There are over 8,000 mosques in Russia.
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