[Russian Reality] Moscow. 25 Jan. INTERFAX.RU ‐ Support in Russia of Islamic education through major state institutions will continue, Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with the Muftis of centralized religious organizations of Muslims of Russia and the leaders of the Bulgarian Islamic Academy."We certainly will support further (Islamic education if), (...) we will continue to support large state universities," the President said.
He also noted the importance of Muslim spiritual education among youth, in an environment where a lot of problems and ideas, sometimes destructive.
"But with these ideas, even destructive, you can only fight one way ‐ using other ideas. Such who promote and educate people in the theological Academy, which was created here (Bulgarian Islamic Academy ‐ if), in other academies and educational institutions (...) in Moscow, Ufa, and the Caucasus", ‐ said the head of state.