Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan unveils Central Asia’s largest mosque
Asia
August 14, 2022
Kazakhstan unveils Central Asia’s largest mosque
The largest mosque in Central Asia has opened in Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan. Several high-ranking figures attended the mosque-opening ceremony. The…
The Seventh World Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan
NEWS
February 23, 2022
The Seventh World Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan
The capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, is preparing to host the Seventh World Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions…
CSTO sends peacekeepers to Kazakhstan
NEWS
January 6, 2022
CSTO sends peacekeepers to Kazakhstan
A Russia-led military alliance announced late Wednesday that it will send peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan, where massive riots stemming from…
80 mosques opened in Kazakhstan in 2019
World
February 18, 2020
80 mosques opened in Kazakhstan in 2019
The director of the Mosques Affairs Department in Kazakhstan, Marat Gabasbayov, announced the opening of 80 new mosques at the…
Couple fined in Kazakhstan for teaching Quran
World
August 23, 2018
Couple fined in Kazakhstan for teaching Quran
After police raided their home in a village in the southern Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan where 48 girls were studying…
Mosques built without permission to be destroyed in Kazakhstan
World
August 7, 2018
Mosques built without permission to be destroyed in Kazakhstan
The government of Kazakhstan said it would demolish mosques in the country that have been built without obtaining the necessary…
Kazakhstan’s Court sentences man to six years in jail over ISIS Propaganda
World
November 24, 2016
Kazakhstan’s Court sentences man to six years in jail over ISIS Propaganda
An ISIS terrorist group supporter from Kazakhstan has been sentenced for six years in jail for carrying out terrorist propaganda…
Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect
World
October 18, 2016
Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect
Kazakhstan’s newly created Ministry of Religious Issues and Civil Society says it is taking steps to ban the Salafi sector…
Kazakhstan launches major halal meat processing plant
World
December 20, 2015
Kazakhstan launches major halal meat processing plant
The new facility is certified to halal standards and will process 7,200 tons of beef Kazakhstan’s LLP Aktep has…