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The Spiritual Direction of the Muslims of Ukraine (SDMU) was established in 1992 in Kiev.In the aftermath of collapse of the Soviet Union,the minority Muslim community sought measure to organize itself to be properly represented in new free Ukrainian society. In 1994,its first congress or meeting was held and political structure was organized. Tamin Achmed Mohammed Mutach was elected as its first president.Muslims of all ethnic groups and clans were invited to become its members. Currently it is the second largest Muslim Community representative in Ukraine.It has offices in 10 regions of Ukraine.It runs the Islamic institute in Kiev and also publishes a Russian language daily “Minaret.”
