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Sunday, 02 April 2006
KUWAIT MAY OPEN ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTER IN TATARSTAN
By empty (4/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Talks will are to be held with Kuwaiti ministries and organizations regarding plans to open a Kuwaiti Islamic cultural center in Russia\'s predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan, Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev said at a Sunday meeting with Kuwaiti Justice Minister Abdallah al-Matuq. Shaimiyev attaches great importance to developing spiritual ties between Kuwait and Russia, particularly Tatarstan, which is witnessing a vigorous religious revival, the Tatar president\'s press service told Interfax. Today Tatarstan has 1,100 mosques, compared with 23 in the late 1990s, Shaimiyev said.
Talks will are to be held with Kuwaiti ministries and organizations regarding plans to open a Kuwaiti Islamic cultural center in Russia\'s predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan, Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev said at a Sunday meeting with Kuwaiti Justice Minister Abdallah al-Matuq. Shaimiyev attaches great importance to developing spiritual ties between Kuwait and Russia, particularly Tatarstan, which is witnessing a vigorous religious revival, the Tatar president\'s press service told Interfax. Today Tatarstan has 1,100 mosques, compared with 23 in the late 1990s, Shaimiyev said. Shaimiyev is to meet with Kuwaiti head Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al- Sabah on Monday and will round off his Middle East tour on April 3. (Interfax)