The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea (RAMC, Crimean Tatar: Qırım Musulmanları Diniy İdaresi, QMDİ; Ukrainian: Духовне Управління Мусульман Криму, ДУМК) is the central religious administrative body for Muslims in Crimea.[1] It was established in 1991.[1]
Type | Non-profit organization; |
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Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Provides religious and educational services for the Muslim community. |
Headquarters | Muslim Association of Ukraine , Kyiv |
Location |
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Region served | Ukraine |
Official language | Ukrainian Qırımtatarca Arabic English Turkish Russian |
Ayder Rustemov | |
Website | Official Website |
In 2016, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea, due to Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, was relocated to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.[2]
The organization publishes its own literature and a daily newspaper called “Hidiaet,” in the Tatar language.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Кирюшко М.І. ДУХОВНЕ УПРАВЛІННЯ МУСУЛЬМАН КРИМУ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ^ "Crimean Tatars set up Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea in Kyiv". risu.org.ua. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ Belitser, Natalya (2011). "Conflict and Religion: The Case of Ukraine" (PDF). Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warnings: Occasional Papers. 4.
External links
edit- Official site (in Ukraine)