The Caucasian Muslims Office, one of the leading Muslim organizations in the CIS (the Commonwealth of Independent States), supports Russia’s military actions in Syria against ISIS and hopes for the ultimate success of the operation, according to Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pasha-Zade, the chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office.

‘Today it is necessary to confront the spread of certain forces of religious fanaticism and extremism from abroad or inside the country . It is important to take preventive measures to control the plans of the terrorists who threaten the stability of our space which they view as the next target,’ Pashazade said during the VIII International research and practice conference ‘The ideals and values ​​of Islam in the educational space of the XXI century’ in Ufa.

In this regard, the muslims of the Caucasus should support Russian fight against international terrorism and ISIS whose actions are defaming the name of the world’s religions trying to connect Islam in the eyes of the world with terror, violence, vandalism’.

‘It is possible to oppose extremism and radicalism only by joint efforts of all states, political figures and religious organizations,’ the Muslim leader said.

Pashazadeh added that Russia had always been characterized as a country that respected the Islamic world, as well as the Muslim traditions and culture. ‘The Russian Federation has created all necessary conditions for normal development and coexistence of the traditional religions, and pays great attention to the issues of interreligious cooperation in the CIS,’ he said.