Almost every country has their own favorite or well-known chain stores that people would instantly recognize; like Walmart to the USA, Super Indo to Indonesia, Tesco to the UK, and so on. Things have changed and that includes how people need their daily supplies to be met more quickly and effectively. This, then, slowly makes […]
Author: Annisa Wulandari
History of Islam in Russia can’t be separated from acts of extremism and separatism. For a period of time in the nation, Islam went through dark days from how it was connected with terrorism against the government all over the country. Most of the radical groups used to be concentrated in the north Caucasus region […]
Vladikavkaz is the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is situated on the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains by the Terek River. According to 2010 census, there are 311,693 people residing in the city – making it one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus. The majority of the populations […]
Even though today there are about three million Muslims living in Moscow, the convenience to practice the religion in this capital of Russia is not as nice as in several parts of Russia namely the Republic of Tatarstan, Chechnya, or Dagestan. This can be seen from the government’s rejection to building more mosques in the […]
As we all know, Russia is such a vast country. In the entire nation there are three famous Bulgar Mosques; two in Kazan, Tatarstan and the other one in Cheboksary, Chuvashia. The one we will discuss about in this article, though, is the one in Kazan. The other famous mosque from the Republic of Tatarstan […]
The Republic of Chechnya in Russia has a long and quite bitter history. For once it wanted to be separated from Russia and the rage gave birth to extremists and separatists in Chechnya. Their actions against the government spread terrors across the country and the region was, for quite some time, closed for visitors because […]
First of all, you should know that there are two famous Blue Mosques in the world. One in Istanbul, Turkey – also known as Sultan Ahmed Mosque and the other one in St. Petersburg, Russia – known as Saint Petersburg Mosque. We are now going to talk about the latter and find out 11 must-known […]
Kazan Kremlin is one of the World Heritage Site situated in the city of Kazan, Russia. Inside the citadel, stand many historical buildings which one of them is the Kul Sharif Mosque. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest mosques in Europe outside of Istanbul. But today, it is not […]
Muslim nationalities in Russia are growing quite rapidly from year to year, around 60 times faster than the Russian in average. These nationalities take up 20% of the total populations of the nation. From that percentage, around three million live in Moscow. Did you know, because of how massive the size of Russia is, the […]
Today, Muslim in Russia takes up to 20% of the total populations in the country. Some republics, like Chechnya and Dagestan, are Islamic and almost wholly inhabited by Muslims. Therefore, it is not a wonder that there are around 8,000 mosques in Russia and some are highly aesthetic and unique. We are now about to […]