A virtual event hosted by the Central Asia Program at George Washington University on April 13, 2022. The Central Asia Program (CAP) hosted a timely discussion with leading officials and… Continue reading Video – What is the Current State of Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan?
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To What Extent Are Minority Religious Rights Protected in the Kyrgyz Republic?
By Elmurat Ashiraliev Elmurat Ashiraliev is currently an independent researcher. He was a Visiting Fellow at the George Washington University’s Central Asia Program in Spring 2019. Prior to joining CAP,… Continue reading To What Extent Are Minority Religious Rights Protected in the Kyrgyz Republic?
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… Continue reading Desecularization Post-Soviet Style: Delimitations of New Religious Public Space in Central Asia
Bottom-up Secularism in the Top-down States of Eurasia
with John Schoeberlein, Nazarbayev University The resurgence of religion in the post-Soviet space has been accompanied by heightened appeals to secularism as a social and political order. Most research on secularism in Eurasian… Continue reading Bottom-up Secularism in the Top-down States of Eurasia
Islam and Politics in Tajikistan: An Insider’s View
with Muhiddin Kabiri, Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan Muhiddin Kabiri, Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, will discuss the current situation in Tajikistan including the preparation for the… Continue reading Islam and Politics in Tajikistan: An Insider’s View
Iranian Religious Presence in the Republic of Azerbaijan: Roots, Forms and Security Implications
with Fuad Aliyev Fulbright Scholar at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Iranian religious influence in Azerbaijan has recently become a ‘hot’ topic. However, there is… Continue reading Iranian Religious Presence in the Republic of Azerbaijan: Roots, Forms and Security Implications
Religion and Identity in Eurasia
This seminar will explore how religion articulates itself both through localized identities, based on community belonging, ethnic or national references, and with globalized identities (the Ummah, some transnational brotherhoods, proselytizing… Continue reading Religion and Identity in Eurasia
Tracking Factors of Change in Tajikistan
12:30 Light Lunch 12:45-1:30pm Keynote Speaker Eric McGlinchey (George Mason University) Using a Wide Lens to Assess the Narrow Risk of Radical Islam in Tajikistan 1:30-3:30pm Panel I. Tajikistan Today:… Continue reading Tracking Factors of Change in Tajikistan
Religion, State and Secularism in Eurasia… and Beyond
This seminar will explore state-sponsored secularism in the Eurasian continent, and how the authorities use the concept of the separation of state and religion to consolidate authoritarian policies. It looks… Continue reading Religion, State and Secularism in Eurasia… and Beyond
Regulating Religion in Central Asia
A Roundtable Discussion with Catherine Cosman, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Dillorom Abdulloeva, Human Rights Lawyer and Co-Founder and President of Tashabbus Mirakmal Niyazmatov, Lawyer and Co-Founder of Tashabbus Central Asian governments… Continue reading Regulating Religion in Central Asia
Politics, Religion, and Conflict Online in Central Asia
Noah Tucker (Registan.net, and CAP associate) Sarah Kendzior (Al Jazeera and CAP associate) Courtney Ranson (Media research consultant) The Internet and social media are slowly beginning to revolutionize the Islamic… Continue reading Politics, Religion, and Conflict Online in Central Asia
Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan
By Aichurek Kurmanbekova CAP Paper 228 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2020 Aichurek Kurmanbekova graduated from the Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University with a BA in Political Science (2008) and the OSCE… Continue reading Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan
The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan. Toward a Resacralization of Public Space
The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan. Toward a Resacralization of Public Space MURAD ISMAYILOV Azerbaijan’s independence came after seven decades of militant… Continue reading The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan. Toward a Resacralization of Public Space
Culture and Islam in Late Central Asia (video)
15 February, 2018 Full video of the event:
‘Bourgeois’ Islam, Prosperity Theology, and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia (video)
29 January, 2018 Full video of the event:
Culture and Islam in Late Soviet Central Asia
By CAP CAP Paper 199, January 2018 On February 15, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program organized a workshop on “‘Culture and Islam in Late Soviet Central Asia” in the framework… Continue reading Culture and Islam in Late Soviet Central Asia
“Bourgeois” Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia
By CAP CAP Paper 198, January 2018 On January 29, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program organized a workshop on “‘Bourgeois’ Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia” in the… Continue reading “Bourgeois” Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia
Islam and the State in Central Asia – a Friedrich Ebert Foundation Report
By CAP The latest report of the Almaty club (a Central Asia Policy Group) on Islam and the State in Central Asia analyzes evolution in legislation, the secularization of Islam,… Continue reading Islam and the State in Central Asia – a Friedrich Ebert Foundation Report
The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field: From Religious Moderation to Authoritarian Salafism
By Shahnoza Nozimova and Tim Epkenhans Presentation at workshop The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia, October 2, 2017 Transcript Tim: Really sorry that I can’t be in Washington today. This is… Continue reading The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field: From Religious Moderation to Authoritarian Salafism
Casting a Wide Net: Islamic Media in Central Asia under Atheism
By Eren Tasar
The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia
By CAP
Multimodal Salafi Engagement with Digital Media in Azerbaijan
By Kamal Gasimov
Tajikistan: Islam, Migration, and Changes
Tajikistan: Islam, Migration, and Changes In the past few years, Tajikistan’s domestic situation has been shaped by the shrinking place given to the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT). The Tajik authorities… Continue reading Tajikistan: Islam, Migration, and Changes
