On Friday, November 20, 2015, in Ryazan, at the House of public organizations a working meeting of the leaders of national Diasporas and religious NGOs was held. The working meeting was devoted to discussion of the revitalization of the national Diasporas and religious non-governmental organizations on the prevention of terrorism and extremism. More than two dozen community leaders attended the meeting. On behalf of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Ryazan region spoke the first Deputy Chairman of SAM Ramazan Dzhagaparovich Chomaev.

“Extremism under the name of so-called Islamic state did not appear yesterday. More on the eve of the summer, following the adoption in Moscow fetwa – a theological conclusions concerning the recognition of ISIS / DAISH / an extremist association, our Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Ryazan region gathered young people, and clarified adopted fetwa in Moscow. Thus, we warn our members about the inadmissibility of

making mistakes, all bad and harmful, “- said the first deputy chairman of the SAM Ryazan region.

“The activities of our organization since its foundation is connected with security issues – said the chairman of the local religious organization of Muslims of the city of Ryazan” Nur “” Fyarikha Mukhammyatryakhimovna Sitdikova. – Once the inflow in our region of the former CIS countries started, we helped people to integrate into Russian society. We explained what are features of that form of Islam is professed by the peoples of Russia, what particular mentality. But today the problem of the emergence of extremism in the world and in Russia in particular, unfortunately, has again become topical. So, this work should be stepped up. First of all, we urge everyone to be vigilant and cautious. ”

Opening the meeting, Minister of territorial entities and associations in the region Anton Yuryevich Astafjevs noted that the theme of the meeting has been raised at a joint meeting of the Federation Council and the State Duma. In particular, the deputies and senators called for the support of the international cooperation with all countries without exception and organizations willing to fight terror, and increase penalties for support of terrorism. “Those calls that are now forced to take a modern global society require to establish close

cooperation between the authorities and civil society organizations, to develop clear systems in prevention and counteraction”, – Anton Astafjev said.

Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia and the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Russia, Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, speaking at a joint session of the two chambers of the Federal Assembly in Moscow, said: “It is our duty – not yielding on the blackmail of terrorists, be united, confident and self-righteous, to defend the right in humanity. Today, the whole of humanity, rejecting minor differences must stand united against the terrorists, who reject the laws of God and the transgressing face of humanity. ” He also said the previous speaker, representing the Leningrad region: “Give us, please, a small piece of land and let us build a mosque and we having prepared imams in our Russian Islamic University, the Moscow Islamic University imams would educate properly our parishioners opposed to penetration of alien ideas. ”

At the end of a meeting in Ryazan, a resolution was adopted, which outlines specific measures to counter and prevent extremist manifestations in society.

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