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The vast majority of the Moldovan people are Orthodox Christians, but there is a small community of Muslims in Moldova, numbering a few thousand. [2]In 2005, the Spiritual Organisation of Muslims in Moldova headed by Talgat Masaev was denied registration despite the appeal of the Mission to Moldova of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
The Islamic League was registered with Moldova's Ministry of Justice in March 2011 and therefore received official government recognition of its role as a representative of Moldova's Muslim community. It is the first legally recognised Muslim association in Moldova. [8] There is one mosque in Moldova, located in the capital city, Chişinău.
Around 62% of the world's Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region (from Turkey to Indonesia), with over one billion adherents. [19] Asia hosts the world's top 4 largest domestic populations, starting with Indonesia at 12.7% of the world, followed by Pakistan—11.1%, then India—10.9%, and Bangladesh—9.2%. [11] [20]
CHISINAU (Reuters) -A knife-edge majority of 50.17% voted "yes" in Moldova's pivotal referendum on joining the European Union, nearly final results showed on Monday, after President Maia Sandu ...
U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his ...
Her win comes as Moldova’s EU membership efforts in wake of Ukraine invasion gain momentum Moldova’s pro-EU president Maia Sandu wins close run-off election amid Russian meddling claims Skip ...
Nokta is an independent news website in Gagauzia, an autonomous region in Moldova for the Gagauz people. It was founded by Mihail Sirkeli, who was its manager as of 2024. [1] Headquartered in Comrat, [2] the news website is in Russian; [3] a large proportion of Gagauz do not speak Romanian, Moldova's national language. [1]
3 October – Authorities announce the discovery of a plot by businessman Ilan Shor involving $15 million in funds from Russia that were distributed to around 130,000 people in order to bribe voters into selecting anti-Western decisions during the 2024 Moldovan presidential election and 2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum and spread disinformation against the European Union on ...