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Possibly First Mosque in New York Founded by Tatars

Possibly First Mosque in New York Founded by Tatars

«Tatar Mosque in Brooklyn, New York» — Powers Street Williamsburg Brooklyn Possibly First Mosque in New York , Founded by Tatar Muslims from Poland, Lithuania and Belarus at the beginning of the 20th Century.

July 3, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
‘Witaj Szkoło!’ Welcome to school! Every child in Poland is greeted by this sentence in early September when school commences after the summer holidays. Although religious education is not compulsory in Poland, a vast majority of school children attend classes of religion, usually run by a Catholic priest/nun (sometimes, if enough parents/students request it, lessons of ethics are taught). Muslim pupils usually aren’t as lucky as the kids in Białystok, where the local Muslim Religious Association in co-operation with Białystok’s education board and the Muftiate office organises Islam classes. The children who attend are a mix of Polish and Crimean Tatars and Chechen refugees. Pictured is Mirza, a local imam, who is leading a prayer class to a mixed group of boys and girls.

Polish Muslim Community in the Heart of Europe

The Podlasie region of north-eastern Poland is home to a small Sunni Muslim community called Polish Tatars or Lipka Tatars, who have settled there for over 300 years. Photographer Selim Korycki is one of the 3000 Poles with Tatar heritage.  For centuries, the Tatar relatives on his father’s side resided in what is known today as the Grodno Region of Belarus. Like[Read More…]

June 3, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
Tatar community in Finland: a case for European Muslims

Tatar community in Finland: a case for European Muslims

The Tatars provide a good example of successful integration: they have adapted well to Finnish society as hard-working citizens, while managing to maintain a close community. The Tatar community has not asked for outside help but has, through its own resilience, acquired good-quality premises for itself and been able to maintain two graveyards. It has also set an example for[Read More…]

April 21, 2018 0 comments History & Culture