Tatars are a Muslim ethnic minority living in the Crimean Peninsula. In 1944, all 180,000 Crimean Muslim Tatars were forced onto cattle trains and exiled to Uzbekistan by Joseph Stalin. It is estimated that about half the Crimean Muslims died either during the journey to Uzbekistan or from subsequent disease and starvation during their first two years in exile.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the peninsula became part of Ukraine, and the Crimean Tatars were able to return. But they faced challenges on their return, such as being blocked from buying or renting homes. In 2014, after Russia annexed Crimea, tens of thousands of Muslim Tatars, had to leave Crimea once again. Now, with more than 190,000 Russian troops staging an invasion of Ukraine, Muslims fear a renewed to threat of occupation and deportation.
Pray Hard says
Isn’t everything?
Az gal says
Why can’t the Muslum sewer rats just stay in Uzbekistan ? They were kicked out of Crimea for a reason.
Steve says
I am truly disappointed at the sheer ignorance of posters here about the Tatar Muslims. I have lived in Ukraine since Oct 2010 and have never ever observed any issues with them. They pretty much mind their own business and don’t run around in full Muslim garb. The women do not where a head dress. At best a scaf over their head just like Western women. The Tatars here consider themselves to be Ukrainians first. If you are going to comment about Tatars learn about them first. And learn what Russians have done to then in Crimea since taking it over. I type this now about 15 miles from Kyiv among the sounds of explosions and overhead flights of aircraft. We are at war here.
BareNakedIslam says
WOW, Steve, I had no idea you were in Ukraine. Please stay safe. Are you going to wait it out or leave?
Ghulam says
He’s absolutely right.
The Tatars are devout Muslims but culturally, they’re more akin to East Europeans and have little in common with Turks, Arabs, Persians, Pakistanis, Afghans, Indians, and other true Muslims who form a continuum in terms of having very closely related cultures. You know honor killings, women be in your place, infidels – convert or die? ….that’s kinda our specialty 🙂
So many tourists in Ukraine, Bulgaria and other parts of Eastern Europe visit Tatar villages and enjoy staying in their holiday homes with their families because of their unique culture.
Also the Tatars have beautiful songs and dance, practice gender equality, are very clean and well-organized. They aren’t anything like the Gypsies and Travellers of Europe who don’t live a settled existence.
These Tatars will be extremely angry if you compare them to Arabs or other true Muslims. They have very beautiful women so some of the Paki and Saudi males try to marry them. But since they have such a different culture, these unions don’t last.
Tatars are practically considered heretics by mainstream modern Muslims because of their hidden preIslamic beliefs in nature worship, and some of those Slavic fake gods.
I don’t think they’d feel very welcome in a congregation in Mecca or Islamabad. In fact, I’ve rarely seen any Tatar or Bosniak Muslims pray with us at the mainstream mosques in London and various cities of Germany. I have spoken to a few but they’ve always struck me as weirdo oddballs.
Regards
johnvican says
If they do as you say they do, then they actually can not be muslims now can they?
Hartmut says
Thank you Steve for sharing your insight on Tartar Muslims and please stay safe. God bless you!
Larry E. Arnett says
Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!
allanivarsson says
Steve, I did not realise that you were in Ukraine. I am getting ready to declare an all out academic ‘Cold War’ against Putin in defence of Ukraine. I have attacked Xi Jinping persistently on my website for the last two years, now I am going after Putin and defending the amazing patriotic courage of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Soon I shall double my attacks against both Putin & Jinping on my website.
Take care, stay safe, will be thinking of you. My prayers go with you.
Ghulam says
No dog in the fight for me.
Russkies or Ukies….who cares. Both groups hate Muslims but nearly not as much as the French, Danes or Swiss do.
I heard they dropped bombs in the middle of Kyiv the Capital, and the residents were forced to sleep underground in the metro stations. That sounds like so much fun to me….having a nighttime party with strangers in a basement.
Sorry Ukies….if any of you were Muzzies I’d have given a damn. Even then if you are seeking asylum in S’pore, give Ghulam a call and I’ll be happy to buy your family a free meal.
If you have kids of my boy’s age (he’s 5), you could even crash in my place as my doors are always open for his playmates.
Bring those dirt cheap East European cigarettes, haven’t had one in a long while. Take care.
Hartmut says
I’d say Russians hare Muslims even more, they have about 20 Million of them within their borders. And for good reason – think Moscow 2003 and Beslan 2004.
And Chechen are the worst bunch of them, many high profile ISIS fighters came from Chechnya. What made them stand out was their abhorrent brutality.
Joh says
islam along with Russia and the CCP will be the barbaric Totalitarian Political Ideologies that start WW3 and will be in bed together.
Andrew+Blackadder says
Im crying over my morning coffee for a people that despise me, my lifestyle, my beliefs, and so I must say, ”Quite frankly my dear… I dont give a damn”.
muslims sure know how to play the victim card.
Linda Rivera says
The Ukraine horror could have been avoided.
Daily Mail Article:”The Ukraine president also offered to negotiate on one of Mr Putin’s key demands: that Ukraine declare itself neutral and abandon its ambition of joining Nato.”
This is what Russia begged Ukraine to do several months ago. Ukraine refused!!! It may be too late now.
If President Trump was still our president this war would have never happened.
Obama Puppet/George Soros Puppet Biden, and the Communist-Democrat Party must not allow their pride to cause more deaths. They must allow Trump to hold peace talks with Russia and Ukraine immediately.
BareNakedIslam says
If Trump was president Ukraine wouldn’t have had to do anything.
Linda Rivera says
Exactly, Bonnie. No WAR. No deaths.No destruction.
allanivarsson says
Linda, we cannot play the ‘Trump Card’ anymore. He is gone. Too many Americans failed to back him. We are now all alone with idiot Biden.
Ukraine has the right to live free as a democracy independent of Russia. Putin has no right to demand that Ukraine obey his Communist instructions. Xi Jinping backs Putin’s attack on Ukraine and refuses to call it an invasion.
Xi Jinping & Vladimir Putin are united allies, they want to conquer the world & space and eliminate the USA & all of the ‘Free World’.
Jinping is planning to invade Taiwan for the same reasons Putin invaded Ukraine.
Jinping is watching how the West & USA handles the invasion of Ukraine. When he deems the conditions are right, he will invade Taiwan. Australia is next on his list.
BareNakedIslam says
Ordinarily, I know the US would come to Australia’s defense with full scale military…under a normal president. But as we know, Biden is anything but normal.
allanivarsson says
BNI, yes that is my concern. I have discussed this danger several times the last few months with one of my old work mates.
As you know I have posted often about Australia’s weakness and what we must do and Xi Jinping and Australians are reading my work but not enough. More Americans are reading me than Australians, it should be the other way around.
We need Biden replaced, but I have not seen any Americans strong enough to lead.
All the key leaders in the English speaking Western nations are weak, including Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada & USA. The entire West is now in danger of being conquered by Communism.
We won’t have to worry about Islam they will be wiped out but so will we.
Linda Rivera says
NEVER FORGET. Muslims Conquered 56 Nations By the Sword. The non-Muslims that survived in their conquered countries suffer very severe persecution from Muslims to this day.
GOD HELP the Non-Muslims.
Louisette says
Karma baby