Contemporary Modes of Islamic Discourse in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Muslims take part in their traditional open space prayer at one of the central squares in the Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on October 26, 2012, during the celebrations of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bairam). AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

CAP Papers 170, July 2016

By Vincent M. Artman

Vincent M. Artman is is an instructor in the Center for Peace & Conflict Studies at Wayne State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Kansas. His publications include“Documenting Territory: Passportisation, Territory, and Exception in Abkhazia and South Ossetia” in the journal Geopolitics and a co-authored piece entitled “Territorial Cleansing: A Geopolitical Approach toUnderstanding Mass Violence” in Territory, Politics, Governance.

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