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Friday, November 14, 2008

Russian imams will be trained in Turkey

"Russian imams will be trained in Turkey

Moscow, November 14, Interfax - Turkey will start actively preparing educational programs and training Islamic clergymen for Russia, said Ravil Gainutdin, head of the Russian Muftis Council.

Russia and Turkey have cooperated in the area of Islamic education, pilgrimage, book publishing and clergymen training for 15 years, and now need to broaden this cooperation, he said at a meeting with head of the Turkish Religious Affairs Department Ali Bardakoglu in Moscow on Friday."

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