Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:03:53 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Mixed-marriage ban for Russian Muslims sparks backlash https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/11/16/mixed-marriage-ban/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:55:24 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=132370 A religious ruling that bans Muslim men in Russia from marrying non-Muslim women sparked backlash from senior Muslim clerics across the country this week. The ruling by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (DUM)'s advisory council of scholars says that interfaith marriages between Muslim men and non-Muslim women are allowed "in isolated cases" that Read more

Mixed-marriage ban for Russian Muslims sparks backlash... Read more]]> A religious ruling that bans Muslim men in Russia from marrying non-Muslim women sparked backlash from senior Muslim clerics across the country this week.

The ruling by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (DUM)'s advisory council of scholars says that interfaith marriages between Muslim men and non-Muslim women are allowed "in isolated cases" that only local muftis can approve.

"Most interfaith marriages result in a number of problems," the council of scholars known as the ulema said in the ruling, pointing to possible disagreements over raising children and "absolutely different worldviews, cultures and education."

A number of high-level Russian Muslim figures disagreed with the legally nonbinding ruling when it was made public this week.

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