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Aljazeera: Islam in Russia

Published March 7, 2018 at 2:59 pm

Three Indonesian muslim women look at a giant copy of the Koran at a mosque in Makasar on June 12, 2016. Tens of millions across the Muslim world fast from dawn to dusk and strive to be more pious and charitable during the month, which ends with the Eid holiday. / AFP PHOTO / SALMAN

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The Muslim community in Russia continues to grow, having reached 25 million, according to the grand mufti of Russia, Sheikh Rawil Gaynetdin.

In a recent interview, Gaynetdin has told Anadolu news agency that the Muslim community in Russia is indigenous and continues to grow in acceptance with Russia’s other faiths.