Extract from a speech given by His Excellency Vladimir P Mikhalov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Maldives, to mark the opening of the ‘Muslims of Russia’ exhibition in Malé.
Unfortunately I have to change my proposed speech. Just two days ago in Moscow terrorists planted two explosives killing 38 people and injuring dozens of innocents.
The law enforcement agencies of Russia have already established that the terrorist attack was conducted by two female suicide bombers from the northern Caucasus Mountains.
This region is populated mostly by Muslims and unfortunately around 20 years ago, just after disintegration of the Soviet Union, some selfish local leaders decided to take advantage of the weakness of the central government and create their own small kingdoms.
By calling on terrorist and anti-Russian circles from abroad, they declared ‘jihad’ on Russia and started their fighting.
But they were not supported by the majority of people were condemned by the Islamic spiritual leaders of the region. That’s why they were defeated and peace in general was restored.
Nevertheless up to now their remnants continue to be financed from abroad by interests attempting to destabilise the situation in Russia through terrorist attacks.
I should tell you that neither Russia’s government nor its people have ever associated terrorism with Islam and we have strongly stood against [this assumption] in all international foreign affairs.
We believe that terrorists have neither religion nor nationality – they are just bandits. Throughout the whole history of our country Christians and Muslims have lived side-by-side in peace a thousand years, which proves that peace is a natural thing among those who truly believe in one all-mighty and love their brothers and sisters regardless of their nationality and confession.
Islam is currently the second most widely professed religion in the Russian Federation with more than 20 million out of Russia’s 145 million being Muslim. There are Muslims in the Russian government, in the Parliament, in all ministries and for example, the Director of the Russian Cultural Centre in Colombo is also Muslim as is his wife.
But as we say in Russia: “better to see once than to hear hundred times”.
That’s why we decided to bring these photographs to Male’ and show you the beautiful mosques in various parts of Russia; modern Madrassas where thousands of people freely study Islam and the Holy Qur’an – Muslim men, women, children and elders in everyday life.
I wish the friendly people of the Republic of Maldives all the success in their development, as well as peace and prosperity.
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You might find it hard to believe, but the SAME THING happens here.
Good speech, for the straight words of truth.
Russia was always a fascination to me. All the best to Russia.
I just wanna ask Mr.Mikhalov why did they invade Afghanistan ,Georgia and Chechnya if they love Islam.How many women did they rape,how many children they buried alive and how many Muslims they murdered.They invaded these countries and killed thousands and thousands of innocent people now they are tasting the bitterness of what they yield.PLEASE DON'T SHOW US YOUR DOUBLE STANDARDS HERE!WE ARE NOT DUMB.CHECK THESE SITES TO SEE THE DOUBLE STANDARD OF THESE HYPOCRITES. YOU WANTED WAR YOU GOT ONE!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_crimes.
usa.mediamonitors.net/.../Casualties-and-War-Crimes-in-Afghanistan.
www.freedomfiles.org/war/atrocity.htm
they are quite threatened when muslims start war , they dont think about the lifes of the millions of muslims being killed in the name of forming peace and prosperity, liberty, all the european nations are the same, belgiun is now banning the face veil, saying it contradicts the womens rights, but it is normal to find a naked women walking by the road and they call that freedom, now other european countries are planning to follow belgium and ban the face veils, and thats what they call democracy freedom for all ,,
an estimated 20,000-50,00 bosnian muslim women were raped serb soldiers in a systematic campaign of humiliation and psychological terror, when muslim women bomb a place thats extremism, terrorism,
more than 1.5 million muslims were killed because they believe in allah, in only 3 counties of the world: bosnia, chechniya, and irag, when 2 o 3 europeans are killed thats a huge act of terrorism and they call it 'the mosque militants attempt to wipe out other religions'
500 000 iragis under the age of five were killed since 1990 as effects of wars against islam.
and yet they say the nature of islam is the vile
Riluwan, What's up with all the CAPS? Do you really think yelling makes us believe you? BANDIT!!! 😀
i don't know if he's being diplomatic, or just plain naive..
if the Federation of Russia sponsors terrorism, then the people that sponsored it have got a nationality, ie Russian. If they're Muslims, then their religion is Islam and they deserve every punishment prescribed in Islam for engaging in terrorism..
and Russia IS the biggest state-sponsor of terrorism in the world... oh.. after the US, of course..
@firas
i dont get your point
You are right Ahmed.Guidance to the right path comes from Allah(SWA)not me? May Allah (SWA) save and guide all Maldivians who had swayed from the right path?
Do you know how many Armenians were killed by Ottoman and how many Bangladeshi were killed by Pakistanis and how many Christians were killed by Christians and how many Jews were killed by Nazis. Do not talk non sense. What he wants to say is to believe in peace and try to learn from past.
Do not talk about full face veil ban in Belgium. Most muslims in Europe are immigrants from Muslm countries who went there begging for food and better life. If they want to live in Belgium or Europe, they have to respect Belgium or European values, not Morrocan or Saudi values. If they are not happy, they can go back to their home country. Does Maldives allow any other faiths other than Islam. So Belgium has all rights to deport all muslims and Maldives has rights to deport all Christian missionaries, Christians, Budists, Jews and Hindus. Can you see any European assylum seeker in any muslim countries. If you are not happy with Europe, don't go there and don't ask for donation from Europe. Is your brother, Saudi Arabia giving you more than US$ 10 billion a year to make you stay home, but they are looting you in the name of Umra and Hajj. Is Hajj and Umra free, why can't Saudis provide you free food and accomodation during Umra and Hajj.
Ofcourse Russians love Muslims, they love them so much, make hunderd of matyrs a month to give them a one way ticket to Heaven and enjoy the virgins.
then why do they(europeans) hide in the face veil of liberal democracy, but under that critiixe the muslims even when it is against their so called "liberal democracy"
Shad,
Taking someones life ,rape and killing of children is unacceptable. It doesn't matter if they are conducted by Muslims,Christians,Buddhists ,Jews or any other group of religious people.
Maldives is 100% Muslim country which Muslims had lived for hundreds of years and the government is also an Islamic government..but Belgium is a country which they claim to allows the freedom of religion and give equal rights to each and every citizen of Belgium.They HAVE the international court which helps give justice to the people of the world who coudn't get justice in their home land.They fully adhere to human rights convention and the Laws implemented by UN.But when it comes to Muslim WOMEN'S HIJAB OR VEIL THERE IS NO FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND THERE IS NO HUMAN RIGHTS AND THERE IS NO UN.WHEN THE CHRISTIAN NUNS COVER THEIR HEADS AND GUARD THEIR MODESTY THEY ARE BEING PIOUS, BUT WHEN MUSLIM WOMEN COVER THEIR MODESTY BY WEARING VEIL OR HIJAB THEY ARE EXTREMISTS.IF THE MUSLIM WOMEN WEARING HIJAB OR VEIL ARE EXTREMISTS THEN MOTHER TERESA IS AN EXTREMIST TOO!!
THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING BILLIONS IN CONSTRUCTING THE HOLY CITIES AND THE TWO MOSQUES.PLUS THEY ARE SPENDING MILLIONS TO SAFEGUARD THE THE PEOPLE GOING FOR HAJJ.EVERY YEAR THEY ARE MAKING THE NUMBER OF MUSLIMS COMING FOR HAJJ MORE AND MORE.HAVE THEY ASKED ANY OTHER ISLAMIC COUNTRY TO GIVE MONEY TO BUILD THE PLACE OR TO SPEND MONEY ON DEVELOPING THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND THE CITIES.ACCOMMODATING SUCH A LARGE NUMBER IS COSTLY BROTHER.PLUS THINK ABOUT THE LAST HAJJ.HOW WELL THEY ORGANIZED AND EXECUTED THE PILGRIMS WHEN THERE WERE DANGERS OF SWINE FLU.THE HOLY TWO MOSQUES AND THE CITIES ARE NOT ONLY SAUDI'S IT BELONGS TO EACH AND EVERY MUSLIM.SO WHY AREN'T ANY OTHER MUSLIM COUNTRY DOING ANYTHING FOR THE THESE PLACES?
I THINK ITS MORE APPROPRIATE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MONEY THE CHRISTIAN PRIEST TAKE FROM THE CITIZENS IN THE NAME OF GOD!!THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER MONEY THE PRIEST IN VATICAN GET.FOR ONCE THINK ABOUT THE GOLDEN CROWN AND JEWELERY THEY WEAR.BUT PEOPLE LIKE SALAHUDDIN AYYUBI (RA)DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO SPEND TO HIS OWN FUNERAL.BUT HE WAS THE MOST POWERFUL KING IN THE WORLD IN THAT TIME.THESE ARE ALSO LEADERS OF ISLAMIC EMPIRES.
Salaam my brother Rilwan
we need more people like you to save this Maldives from the wicked oppressors.
Muslims have no right to live in Europe, U.S.A or else, they should be deported to Muslim countries. Muslims values and principles are against many international treaties.So go back to 7th century and live on camels with slaves and allow underage child marriage and loot caravans. " Yawning is not allowed but sneezing is good"
Covering the face is an extremist act to hide your identity and definitely NOT your modesty, which is of suspect. The european governments have a reason to worry when face covered women and men commit suicide bombing in the name of god, religion or any damn thing in their own land. Its not like they put a ban on the normal (moderate) burga as far as I'm concerned.
If I remember correctly, didnt the great Imam of Egypt, Thanthavy who passed away recently said the same thing about face covering as an act of extremist value and that Islam is not extreme and the so called "jihad" now springing around the world in the name of Islam is plain bullshit and whoever thought otherwise was gravely mistaken and that the jihad seen now and the actual jihad called for in Islam has the difference of the sky and the earth?