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Russia: Muslims Upset By State Symbols |
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Written by Radio Free Europe
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Wednesday, 07 December 2005 11:00 |
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"Russia: Muslims Upset By State Symbols" "A top Muslim cleric has reiterated calls on the Russian government to remove what he says are Orthodox symbols from the national coat of arms (the eagle). Nafigulla Ashirov, the chief mufti of the Asian part of Russia, says its religious undertones violate the principle of secularity. But Muslim leaders say the issue merely raises broader concerns about what they denounce as the growing influence of the Russian Orthodox Church in state affairs..."
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