Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Asia experienced a substantial revival of Islam. Mosques were Opened and reopened, and many people began to pray regularly. Madrasas were opened to provide Islamic education. Seeing this general resurgence, some observers, particularly in the West, have expected that militant Islamic fundamentalist groups would also prosper in
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Reviewed by
Akiko Kurata
Author
Adeeb Khalid
Publisher
University of California Press
Year
Pages
241
ISBN
978-0-520-24927-1
Page: 178-183
