Islam and the State in Central Asia – a Friedrich Ebert Foundation Report

Dr. Sanat Kushkumbayev (Deputy Director, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan) will present the latest report of the Almaty club (a Central Asia Policy Group) on Islam and the State in Central Asia.
Comparing Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the report analyzes evolution in legislation, the secularization of Islam, Islamic education, and the revival of public piety (the use of the veil). This presentation will be in Russian, with translation in English.

Support for the report was provided by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.