“Serving the Homeland is a sacred duty for all religious Muslims” - Interview with Marat-Khazrat Arslanov, Imam, Head of the Department of Military-Patriotic Education of the Council of Muftis of Russia, Moscow, 2 November 2009

THE ROLE OF REPRESENTATIVE OF MUSLIM SERVICEMEN PIPSS.ORG - If I’m not mistaken, both the Department of the Council of Muftis of Russia, which is concerned with Muslims in the military service, and the position of Representative of Military Muslims were created at the beginning of the first Chechen war in 1994. What is the role of this representative? What are his functions, and have they evolved with time?Marat-KhazratArslanov: First of all, I wish to say that the department and its function...