Товч агуулга:In connection with the interest which the American Friends of the
Middle East take in the Islamic world, our attention has been frequently drawn to the millions of Muslims living in the territories of the Soviet Union. Under the former Russian regime no barriers existed to prevent a fruitful and continuous interchange between the Muslims of Russia and their brethren in the vast Muslim world. Under the Soviets a complete change took place. The natural ebb and flow of travelers and pilgrims, ideas and books, was almost completely dammed. The Muslims of Russia were gradually isolated, information about them grew scarce and such as
trickled through was of questionable value and seldom up to date.
