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| Anti-Wahabbi Clergy Being Eradicated In Russia |
| 2010-12-29 |
| File under "Let a single flower bloom." Renowned islamologist Roman Silantyev cited statistics according to which about fifty Islamic spiritual leaders were killed in the North Caucuses for fighting against Wahhabism. "Almost 50 people were killed. These people could have formed a big muftiat," he said in the The Faith and the World program on the Voice of Russia radio. According to the islamologist, there are few such people left in Russia: "they are killed almost every month, losses is some muslim boards are irreplaceable, the greater number of people who were able to actively fight against Wahhabism have been killed." "Others are demoralized and stopped opposing or just deserted to the enemy. The situation is critical," Silantyev believes. He is satisfied that Russian authorities ordered to give security guards to Mohammedan spiritual leaders in the North Caucasus, "or we can just stay without allies." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #3 do we just not hear about it? I wouldn't know, but remember the period when "human rights" activists in Russia were dying like flies? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-12-29 16:50 |
| #2 Seems like two can play this game. Is Putie-poot squeamish or do we just not hear about it? |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2010-12-29 14:40 |
| #1 Oh my extra security guards. What more could one possibly expect than that? It'll just take an extra few years to get to them. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-29 11:32 |