The Main Trends in the Development of Islamic Education in the Crimea after 2014
The article is devoted to the analysis of the situation in the sphere of Islamic education in the Crimea after the events in the spring of 2014. The author shows the changes that occurred at the level of primary and secondary Islamic education, as well as the prospects for the development of higher Islamic education. The article is based on the methods of content analysis of Crimean media materials and interviews with representatives of the Education Department of the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of the Crimea and Sebastopol. It identifies the main trends that emerged after 2014, such as the elimination of foreign influence on the system of Islamic education, the strengthening of the Muftiyat of the Crimea domination of at all levels of education, its orientation to the spiritual and educational institutions of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as the centralization of the Islamic educational system in the form of Islamic courses. The author concludes that the changes that have occurred create conditions for unifying the system of Islamic education and raising its professional level.