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Russia becoming a Muslim state!
By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Imagine Russia in 2050! According to Paul Goble, a specialist on
ethnic minorities in the Russian Federation has predicted that within
the next several decades, Russia will become a Muslim majority state.
There is another bad news with fast decline in country’s
population. This has already become a headache for Russian politicians
and policy makers. President Vladimir Putin has called already for
Russian women to have more children, because demographers predict that
Russia’s population will fall from 143 million
to 100 million by 2050. This situation has alarmed Russians as well
Western leaders, more so because analysts estimate that Muslims will
comprise the majority group in Russia’s population in few decades.
The Muslim population growth rate since 1989 is between 40 and 50
percent, depending on ethnic groups. Today Russia has about 8,000
mosques while 15 years there were only 300 mosques. According to
statistics, by the end of 2015, number of mosques in Russia
will cross 25,000. These statistics are frightening for many ethnic
Russians who associate Islam with the Kremlin’s war against insurgents
in Chechnya. Russia is shrinking. Alarmed by the situation, Putin has
offered incentives to women who will have more
children.
He said that the government would offer 1,500 roubles for the first
child, and 3,000 roubles for the second child. He further said that the
government will offer financial incentives to those couples who will
adopt Russian orphans. But, response to Vladimir
Putin’s call is almost zero. Main reason behind fast decline in
non-Muslim population in Russia is, particularly larger section of young
females in the country is not in favor of having even any child. If
someone has, that is also limited within one only.
On the other hand, almost all the Muslim couples have at least three
children. The number generally ranges between 3-5.
Talking to Blitz, a leader of Moscow’s most populated area
said, if the growth of Muslim population continues in the present trend,
with the serious decline in population of other religious communities,
Russian might ultimately end up as a Muslim
state in next two decades. He suggested massive propaganda in favor of
having more children in country’s mass media as well increase in the
amount of incentives. He also pointed to the fact that, in most cases,
such incentives might again go to the Muslim
mothers, who generally have more than one child. This is not the
question of incentives; it is a matter of realization for the entire
non-Muslim Russian population. They should understand that by limited
number of children, they are gradually pushing the fate
of the country towards an Islamic federation.
Commenting on the issue, a former diplomat said, after the fall of
Soviet Union, unfortunately, the entire Russian nation has lost their
nationalist spirit, because of poverty and other socio-political
adversities. Now they fear in having more than a single
child in the family as the cost of living has become extremely
expensive, while in most cases, female members of the families are
rather forced to work in various fields to bring extra money for their
families.
He said, not only the number of Muslim population in Russia is on
fast growth because the Muslim women have more than one child, but in
recent years, a large number of Islamist NGOs are actively working in
the country, which are playing desperate role in
having very large number of newly converts in Islam from other
religion. He further said, especially the atheist groups are gradually
getting inclined towards Islam because of extensive propaganda and
activities of the Islamist NGOs.
Highly educated scholars are engaged in giving sermons in mosques and
other public places on a regular basis, which is putting tremendous
impact on the minds of the people, especially the younger generation.
These Islamic clerics are even with suits and
clean shaven face. They speak different languages fluently, which is a
very strong point for them to attract the attention of already educated
Russian people, who are in serious economic and social distress.
He said, in contrary to activities of Islamist NGOs, there are
virtually no or very few activities of missionaries of other religious
faiths in Russia. Although the Islamist clerics and missions have their
hidden and open missions in mind, from their faces
and sermons, it is really difficult to identify anything. They
initially spread the message of peace, and end up with the poison of
religious hatred and jihad. These groups are even gradually capturing
Russian media, through investments via Western countries,
which are actually Arab money. They are even spending money in giving
voice and strength to Muslim leadership, with the ultimate goal of
taking over the power of Kremlin.
Comparing the new converted Russian Muslims with Muslims in other
countries, he said, they are more fanatics and their beliefs are deep
rooted in their minds and thoughts. They openly pronounce that, the main
reason behind accepting Islam was as salvage.
Poison of hatred has greatly influenced their minds. They instantly
take the example of Chechnya, where Kremlin forces committed serious
massacre. In their inner thoughts, there is a kind of hatred for Russian
leaders and for the non-Muslims, and they want
to take revenge of Chechnya case.
A senior journalist with Russian Interfax news agency told Blitz
Afro-Arab sources are putting millions of dollars behind Islamist NGOs
in Russia. In near future, quite a number of important seats in Russian
parliament will also go into the hands
of Muslim leaders. He said, in Russian press clubs, number of Muslim
journalists is increasing steadily. He said, millions of dollars are
spent for building mosques and Islamist institutions in different parts
of Moscow and other parts in Russia. The Islamist
NGOs even operate orphanages, where children from various religions are
adopted and later converted to Islam.
- Asian Tribune -
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