Moldovan Government To Review Recognition Of Islam

By RFE/RL 26/5/2011 The Justice Ministry registered the Islamic League in mid-March, after Moldova’s tiny Muslim minority had tried in vain for years to obtain some kind of official recognition, triggering a wave of protests from the dominant Orthodox Church. CHISINAU — Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has pledged to review the recent registration of Islam as one of the country’s recognized religions, RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service reports. Filat made the pledge at a meeting with Metropolitan Vladimir, the head of the powerful Moldovan Orthodox Church