Islam, the Rising Standard in Russia

This report describing how the number of believers in Islam and of Muslims fulfilling their religious obligations in Russia was increasing with every passing day provided the following information:

“Despite the international propaganda aimed at equating Islam with terrorism, especially in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the number of converts to Islam in Russia, one of the main centers of the Orthodox world, has risen in recent years. Muslims constitute some 20 million out of a Russian population of 144 million…The most striking aspect of this process is conversions being observed among Russians…There has also been a rise in the numbers of people from Muslim families who fulfill their religious obligations.”