Kazakh authorities have remained silent on the prohibition of the Koran – Islam and Muslims in Russia and the world
October 6, 2009 – 12:51 am
leadership of Kazakhstan so far has remained silent about the unprecedented decision of the court to ban Astana audio recordings of some sur Holy Quran. According to the Kazakh television “CTC” or the Metropolitan Court, nor the Ministry of Justice, with commentary in no hurry, and the court’s decision is still on the official website of the Ministry.
Recall that the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan issued in September on its website the decision of the court of Astana – he found extremist some verses of the Koran. The decision was rendered on July 3, 2009. Under the ban Kazakh justice got some audio recordings of verses of the Qur’an in the performance of the famous Sheikh Rashid and Mishari Faris Ubbada. Ban Koranic tapes SUR Kazakh authorities provoked protests among Russian Muslims – the leaders of the Chuvash and the Nizhny Novgorod communities addressed an official letter to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Russia. Expressed their indignation and Kazakh Muslims. Chairman of the Union of Muslims of Kazakhstan Murat Telibekov said: “It is beyond comprehension. A ban on these verses – the same thing as a ban on the Koran. ”
However, the Kazakh media, in contrast to the Muslim community organizations in the country, were to press censorship. So, a note titled “The Court of Astana declared extremist several verses of the Qur’an”, published on the site Today.kz, was removed. The newspaper “Express K” apology “to readers of the republic and the Muslim community in connection with the publication of the article” Sura of the Koran banned? “In which, according to journalists,” the authors have misinterpreted a court decision on the recognition of an extremist and ban the import and distribution on the territory of Kazakhstan list of informational materials. ” As it turned out, the paper says, “when placing on the website of the Ministry of Justice list of information materials, the court recognized extremist, clerical error was made.”
“No, not yet seen and not heard an official explanation for the ban verses of the Qur’an in Kazakhstan. On the official website of the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan are clearly listed verses of the Koran in an audio, which listed as an extremist. No official comment on the fact that there was a technical error in the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan, we have not yet heard “- said IslamNews chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chuvashia Airat Haybullov.
