Expert thought
13 September 2019, 14:53 | Open theme |
Ukrainian autocephaly. After one year
All this past year the CEMES foundation worked on a scholarly project, which examined the Ukrainian crisis from a theological, historical and canonical perspective, always in relation to the triptych: Primacy-Conciliarity-Autocephaly.
10 September 2019, 11:16 | Viktor Yelenskyi's column |
Interference impossible to ignore, or what should the state do with religious policy?
All states of the world have in place a policy regarding religion and associations that citizens set up based on this religion's ground. The atheistic government of China and theocratic government of Iran, the mighty United States and tiny Andorra – just every one of them.
Religious Studies
22 November 2018, 14:51 | Religious studies |
In the context of recent events in the Orthodox world, disputes over the boundaries of church institutions often arise between the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Kyiv and Moscow. Ukraine accuses Russia of misappropriating the territory of the Kyiv Metropolis.
25 September 2018, 14:21 | Religious studies |
A Different Approach to the Ecclesiastical Discussion about Ukraine
The first question that arises concerning Ukraine is this: with what right and based on which holy canons, does Russia today claim the ecclesiastical and administrative dependency of the Metropolis of Kyiv?
Monitoring
CRIMEA: UN call to halt Cathedral eviction | 8 December 2019, 16:08 | Society-digest |
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World cannot overcome the current crisis by neglecting the destiny of Ukraine – Soviet dissident | 29 November 2019, 11:00 | Society-digest |
The Ecclesiastical Motherhood of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine | 25 November 2019, 15:16 | Society-digest |
23 November 2019, 17:58 | Islam |
The largest mosque in Ukraine to be built in Kyiv
In the center of the capital, the Crimean Tatar community will build the largest mosque in Ukraine. It will receive up to 5 thousand believers.
14 November 2019, 11:01 | International relations |
All materials on Crimeans as part of the Russian "Cases of Hizb ut-Tahrir" were transferred to the international courts, the Deputy permanent representative of the President of Ukraine in the ARC, Tamila Tasheva reported in live braodcast of Krym.Realii radio, the Radio Liberty Project.
20 October 2019, 11:40 | Religion and policy |
Crimean defendants in "Hizb ut-Tahrir case" might be committed to a psychiatric hospital
Russian investigators want to arrange an examination of the defendants in the second Simferopol "case of Hizb ut-Tahrir" in a psychiatric hospital, Eden Semedlyaev, the lawyer of Remzi Bekirov told Krym.Realii
30 September 2019, 11:26 | Islam |
The Eastermost mosque of Ukraine opens in Severodonetsk
In Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, the easternmost mosque of Ukraine was opened. The mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Umma" Said Ismagilov.
13 September 2019, 10:00 | Church-state relations |
Occupants plant weapons and religious literature on Crimean Tatars - human rights activist
In Russia-occupied Crimea, religious literature is planted on Crimean Tatars during the searches, which allegedly attests to their affiliation with Hizb ut-Tahrir - religious organization banned in Russia.
6 September 2019, 11:47 | Religious intolerance and vandalism |
Occupants lay water duct across Muslim cemetery in Crimea
The construction works to lay a water duct are being carried out at the site of the Muslim burial in Kirov district of Russian-occupied Crimea, owing to which the burial is being destroyed.
5 September 2019, 13:15 | World news |
UN releases first report of Secretary General on human rights violations in Crimea
The United Nations has released the first report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on human rights violations in annexed Crimea. The report is published on the UN website. It will be presented at the 74th session of the UN scheduled for September
23 August 2019, 11:33 | Islam |
Ummah Mufti Said Ismagilov: Sale of New Zealand terrorist's manifesto in Ukraine is provocation
The sale in Ukraine of the so-called "Manifesto" written by Brenton Tarrant, who shot believers in two mosques in New Zealand, is a provocation, and security services should find out who benefits from it.
13 August 2019, 10:42 | Islam |
The Leninsky District Court of the Russian Rostov-on-Don city has extended the arrest of four Crimean Tatars in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir case” from the so-called “second Simferopol group,” the Crimean Solidarity reports.
11 August 2019, 08:53 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Ukrainian muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
Muslims of different nationalities have gathered in the Ar-Rahma mosque in Lukyanovka district and started celebrating the Eid al-Adha.
9 August 2019, 14:23 | Announcements |
Ukrainian Muslims to donate record amount of meat for Eid Al-Adha
On August 11, the Muslim community of Ukraine will celebrate the main holiday in Islam - Eid al-Adha. Activities will be held in all branches of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine, while in Kyiv, large-scale events will be held in the Cathedral mosque "Ar-Rakhma", which will bring together more than 4,000 believers.
4 June 2019, 13:13 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Muslims celebrate Uraza Bayram today
The Feast of the Breaking of Fast or Uraza Bayram is one of the most important events in the Islamic world, whose celebration begins after the sunset on the last day of the Ramadan and lasts for three days.
4 June 2019, 13:06 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Zelensky greets Ukrainian Muslims on Uraza Bayram
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the Muslims of the country on the holiday of Uraza-Bairam, which concludes Ramadan. It is reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
31 May 2019, 15:50 | Freedom of Conscience |
As of April, 57 Muslims arrested in Crimea
In April, the total number of people deprived of liberty in the case of Crimean Muslims was 57 people. The Monitoring overview of the human rights situation in Crimea in April of the Crimean Human Rights Group (KPG) has reported this, according to UNN.
5 May 2019, 10:55 | Religion and policy |
86 people imprisoned for their religious and political views in occupied Crimea
86 people from the annexed Crimea are illegally deprived of their liberty for political motives or as a result of religious persecution.
2 May 2019, 19:15 | Church-state relations |
Zelensky meets with Muslim religious leaders of Ukraine
On May 2, Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Mufti and Muslim religious leaders. Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" Said Ismagilov wrote about it on his Facebook page.
7 April 2019, 10:53 | Islam |
Mufti Said Ismagilov talks about integration of Muslims in Christian society
Mufti Said Ismagilov met with local residents and journalists in Ivano-Frankivsk on April 5 to speak about the culture of Muslims and their involvement in public life.
4 April 2019, 10:10 | Religion and policy |
Occupiers want to set up ‘rehabilitation center’ for Hizb ut-Tahrir Crimean Muslims
The Kremlin-controlled authorities of the annexed Crimea plan to open a “rehabilitation center” for supporters of the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir.
20 March 2019, 14:10 | Religious relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav met with representatives of Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine
Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church met with the delegation of the RAMU in the patriarchal residence in Kyiv on March 19. This is reported by the Department of Information of the UGCC.
20 March 2019, 11:09 | Islam |
Mufti Said Ismagilov urges to avoid visiting new mosque in occupied Crimea
Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" Said Ismagilov called on religious leaders from all over the world not to attend the opening of a new mosque in the occupied Crimea. He wrote about it in Facebook, according to Ukrinform.