At least two muftis have been detained in Russia. What is known
At least two muftis have been detained in Russia. What is known
✹ In recent days in Russia, according to information from Telegram channels and propagandists, several people connected to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia have been detained.
✹ It has been officially confirmed that two were detained: Mufti of Mordovia Rail Asainov and former Mufti of Karelia Imam Wisam Ali Bardwil. In the first case, it is about criminal prosecution; in the second, administrative proceedings. Information about the detentions of other Muslim religious figures has not been confirmed.
✹ In the past, law enforcement agencies had already turned their attention to representatives of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims. In 2025, because of the encyclopedia "Islam in the North Caucasus"; in 2024, because of a fatwa permitting religious polygamy.
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Another very strange story: in Russia, two muftis of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims were detained at once
In recent days in Russia, according to information from Telegram channels and propagandists, several people connected to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (DUM) of Russia have been detained. It has been officially confirmed that two were detained: Mufti of Mordovia Rail Asainov and former Mufti of Karelia…
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