The opening of Moscow's newest mosque after a decade of reconstruction work on 23 September—the eve of the Muslim holiday of Kurban Bayram—was divisive and strongly criticised. For the Kremlin, though ...

MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. Moscow’s Grand Mosque is due to open on Wednesday after a decade of construction work to become one of the biggest places of worship in Europe. As a result of the ...

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Russia's top Muslim Cleric Ravil Gainutdin speaks prior to Eid al-Adha prayers inside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during ...