01 March 2013, Russian President Putin within the framework of spreading extremism in Russia has instructed his government to develop unified standards for teaching Islam in higher education, reports the Izvestia Journal. Today in Russia, four secular and two religious universities prepare specialists in Islam. Russian Islamic University in Ufa and Moscow Islamic University are considered higher Islamic educational institutions in Russia. However there are no unified training programs for…

Listen to any serious debate on TV or radio in the UK and you hear that the UK's infrastructure is decaying, Heathrow Airport is overcrowded, the rail infrastructure needs upgrading, childcare costs are too high, obesity levels are rising, the educational achievement of children is lagging behind much of the developed world and several other issues. Inevitably, politicians and thinkers here look abroad for solutions and one of the things…

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