Tag: Islam

Tracking Factors of Change in Tajikistan and the Role of Islam

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 22, March 2015 On March 10, 2015, the Central Asia Program at GW organized an international conference on Tajikistan and its current political and social evolution. The first… Continue reading Tracking Factors of Change in Tajikistan and the Role of Islam

Islamic State messaging to Central Asians Migrant Workers in Russia

Shohruh’s profile picture from 18 October
CERIA Brief No. 6, March 2015 By Noah Tucker In 2013, 20-year-old Shohruh opened a Facebook profile. An Uzbek from a sleepy little town near Samarqand that was once an imperial capital, Shohruh… Continue reading Islamic State messaging to Central Asians Migrant Workers in Russia

A Comparative Analysis of the Caucasus Emirate Islamic Ideology within the Global-Salafi Jihad

CERIA Brief No. 5, January 2015 By Jean-François Ratelle  This brief addresses the relationship between the Caucasus Emirate (CE) and the Global-Salafi jihad following the death of Doku Umarov, and the rapid ascent of… Continue reading A Comparative Analysis of the Caucasus Emirate Islamic Ideology within the Global-Salafi Jihad

The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

CERIA Brief No. 2, October 2014 By Sophie Roche Moscow, with two million Muslim residents and up to two million more migrant workers, has only four mosques, and the municipal authorities have repeatedly… Continue reading The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

The Politics of Islamic Finance in Central Asia and South Caucasus

Voices From Central Asia No. 2, July 2012 By Fuad Aliyev Kazakhstan is the most welcoming towards Islamic finance in the region, and plans to become a regional hub linking Central Asia… Continue reading The Politics of Islamic Finance in Central Asia and South Caucasus