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Islam as a Power Resource: Instrumentalization of Religion in Central Asia
with Mariya Y. Omelicheva, University of KansasHow can Islam play multiple and contradictory roles as a source of violence and peace, and a marker of identity differences and national unity? This…
Desecularization Post-Soviet Style: Delimitations of New Religious Public Space in Central Asia
with John Schoeberlein, Nazarbayev University Modernization theory has run into some snags regarding religion in Central Asia. The Post-Reformation modernity in Europe brought convictions and institutions aimed at ensuring religious life…
Islam, Secularism and Security in Central Asia and Beyond
In partnership with the British Council's Bridging Voices Project 2014/15 The purpose of the dialogue is to undertake a debate about the relationship between Islam and secularism with respect to…
