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Kadyrov (center) and other Chechen top commanders at the Dinamo stadium in Grozny, Russia/ AP File Photo/ Musa Sadulayev

Reports: Russia Sent Chechen Forces to Syria with Claim to Protect Hmeimim Base

by Taha Abed alWahed | Dec 9, 2016 | World

Moscow – Under the claim of protecting its air base in the Hmeimim airport in Syria’s Latakia province, Russian newspaper quoted sources at the Defense Ministry saying Moscow has decided to dispatch two units of the Vostok and Zapad military battalions to Syria....

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Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov makes a speech during a ceremony to mark his 35th birthday in the Chechen capital Grozny October 5, 2011. Kadyrov, installed as president in April 2007, is known for his colorful lifestyle. He keeps big cats in a personal zoo near his mansion, owns a gold-plated handgun and often performs traditional Chechen dances in public. REUTERS/Yelena Fitkulina (RUSSIA)

Chechnya’s Kadyrov Sparks Controversy on MMA Participation of Boy Fighters

by Taha Abed alWahed | Oct 10, 2016 | Sports

Moscow- Russian social media networks have caught fire ever since Chechnya Head of Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, and his three sons became a national MMA sensation. Covering an event on mixed martial arts, Kadyrov did not mind that his three boys Akhmad, aged 10, Eli,...

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Egyptian grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb gives an interview to Agence France Presse on June 9, 2015 in Florence (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Al-Azhar: Extremism is Caused by Forsaking True Sunni Islamic Teachings

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- In a speech to Muslims worldwide and the West, Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb had renounced all radical takfiri-inspired actions, saying that such deeds are in no way related to the teachings of Islam’s fundamental Sunni sect. Head of the Chechen...