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Russian Muslims call for ban on Valentine’s Day
NU Online · Sabtu, 13 Februari 2010 | 04:31 WIB
Moscow, NU Online
Muslim leaders in Russia have called on believers to boycott Saint Valentine’s Day, saying it “preaches universal permissiveness, amorality and nihilism.”
A council of Muslim leaders in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region released a statement Wednesday calling for a “ban” on celebrating Valentine’s Day, which is growing in popularity in Russia although it is not an official holiday.<>
“We call on all believers and sensible people to say no to celebrating this day, since it contradicts not only the norms of Islam, but also recognized human morality,” the statement said.
The Muslim leaders also appealed to head teachers at the region’s schools to cancel celebrations for “moral and ethical reasons.”
Little known a decade ago, Valentine’s Day is now big business in Russia, with stores selling heart-shaped trinkets and cards and restaurants laying on special menus.
In 2008 the wife of President Dmitry Medvedev, Svetlana Medvedeva, launched a rival holiday called the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, which emphasizes Orthodox Christian traditions.
Muslim leaders in Russia have called on believers to boycott Saint Valentine’s Day, saying it “preaches universal permissiveness, amorality and nihilism.”
A council of Muslim leaders in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region released a statement Wednesday calling for a “ban” on celebrating Valentine’s Day, which is growing in popularity in Russia although it is not an official holiday.<>
“We call on all believers and sensible people to say no to celebrating this day, since it contradicts not only the norms of Islam, but also recognized human morality,” the statement said.
The Muslim leaders also appealed to head teachers at the region’s schools to cancel celebrations for “moral and ethical reasons.”
Little known a decade ago, Valentine’s Day is now big business in Russia, with stores selling heart-shaped trinkets and cards and restaurants laying on special menus.
In 2008 the wife of President Dmitry Medvedev, Svetlana Medvedeva, launched a rival holiday called the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, which emphasizes Orthodox Christian traditions.
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