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Strategic concerns in Central Asia
This research paper first appeared in the Central Asia issue of Disarmament Forum, no. 4, 2007 “Central Asia at the Crossroads”
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Strategic concerns in Central Asia
This research paper first appeared in the Central Asia issue of Disarmament Forum, no. 4, 2007 “Central Asia at the Crossroads”
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In a new Carnegie Paper, Sufism in Central Asia: A Force for Moderation or a Cause of Politicization?, Martha Brill Olcott explores Sufism’s potential to become a political movement in Central Asia by analyzing the movement’s history and current leaders in Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan.
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Sufism in Central Asia: A Force for Moderation or a Cause of Politicization?
In a new Carnegie Paper, Sufism in Central Asia: A Force for Moderation or a Cause of Politicization?, Martha Brill Olcott explores Sufism’s potential to become a political movement in Central Asia by analyzing the movement’s history and current leaders in Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan.
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A Face of Islam: Muhammad-Sodiq Muhammad-Yusuf
Martha Brill Olcott
Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The role of Islam in the formally secular state of Uzbekistan remains a potentially volatile issue. Critics of President Karimov often cite his hard-line stance on radical Islam as a cornerstone of his authoritarian regime. Whether Karimov will again seek to extend his time in office remains uncertain, yet it remains vitally important that both domestic and international actors understand the influence of Islam in Uzbekistan to understand the potential problems facing the nation and the Central Asian region more generally.
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A Face of Islam: Muhammad-Sodiq Muhammad-Yusuf
Martha Brill Olcott
Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The role of Islam in the formally secular state of Uzbekistan remains a potentially volatile issue. Critics of President Karimov often cite his hard-line stance on radical Islam as a cornerstone of his authoritarian regime. Whether Karimov will again seek to extend his time in office remains uncertain, yet it remains vitally important that both domestic and international actors understand the influence of Islam in Uzbekistan to understand the potential problems facing the nation and the Central Asian region more generally.
Continue reading "A Face of Islam: Muhammad-Sodiq Muhammad-Yusuf" »
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The Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia
Martha Brill Olcott
Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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The Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia
Martha Brill Olcott
Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The history of the development of Islamic radicalism in Uzbekistan, and in Central Asia more generally, is a potentially contentious one. There is very little agreement either within the policy community in the U.S. or in these countries themselves, as to what Islamic radicalism is, and who among devout Muslims should be considered as posing a threat to the secular regime.
Continue reading "The Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia" »
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