Today's Muslim population in Russia is 20 MILLION people. Muslims happily lived in Russia for HUNDREDS of years.
So I don't understand why Americans are into chasing Muslims these days. Is there nothing better to do?




May 7, 2000

THE GRAND KREMLIN PALACE, MOSCOW. A party after the inauguration ceremony. Vladimir Putin with Ravil Gainutdin, head of the Council of Muftis of Russia (left), Akhmat Khadji Kadyrov, head of the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic (second left), and Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin, head Central Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Russia (right).
President of Russia




September 24, 2001
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. President Putin meeting with leaders of Muslim Spiritual Directorates of Russia.
President of Russia



September 24, 2001
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. Meeting with leaders of Muslim Spiritual Directorates of Russia. President Putin greeting Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, head of the Council of Muftis of Russia.
President of Russia



January 4, 2003
UFA. President Putin meeting with Talgat Tadzhuddin, head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Russia, and top Muslim religious leaders.

President of Russia





January 10, 2006
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. Meeting with leaders of Islamic organizations. On the President\'s left (from the left to the right): Mufti, head of the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic and Stavropol Region, head of the Centre of Coordination for Muslims in the Northern Caucasus, Ismail Berdiev, Mufti, head of the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of European Russia, head of the Council of Muftis of Russia, Ravil Gainutdin. On the right: head (Supreme Mufti, Sheikh-ul-Islam) of the Central Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Russia, Talgat Tadzhuddin.
President of Russia







November 8, 2007
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. Meeting with the spiritual leaders of Russia\'s Muslim communities. With Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Russia Talgat Tadzhuddin, Chairman of the Coordinating Centre of the Muslims of the North Caucasus Ismail Berdiev and head of the Russian Council of Muftis Ravil Gainutdin (from left to right).
President of Russia




November 8, 2007
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. At a meeting with the spiritual leaders of Russia's Muslim communities.
President of Russia



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