Russia & the CIS – Caucasus
Aggregated news related to religion in North Caucasus and South Caucasus.
Faith: Islam
“Claiming injustice, Libya Islamists push political role”
Islamists say they are shut out of new administration
“Insight- In home of Arab Spring, a desire for more”
In the offices of one of Tunisia’s many political parties, a poster captures the fear that keeps people returning to the streets. It shows a woman in the midst of a protest. She holds up a simple sign: “The martyrs did not die for a new dictatorship.”
“Islam can exist with democracy, says Turkish PM”
“Tunisia’s new political order will show that Islam and democracy can co-exist just as they have in Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said”