...Aksana Ismailbekova Despite the violence of Soviet rule, Soviet policies improved the status of women in Central Asia. The collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in a restoration of revival of Islam and patriarchal customs. In Kyrgyzstan, Islamic organizations are taking an increasingly active role...

... at the Taliban’s approach toward the international community and the resulting limited pathways for constructive engagement. [email protected] [email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 Afghanistan Taliban governance religion Islam...

...Pralay Kanungo India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party is pursuing a campaign to revise history and remove historic Islamic monuments from cities like Varanasi, known for its multicultural fabric. The city is multifaceted, multireligious, and multicultural, with a population that is 63 percent...

... Islam COVID-19 pandemic “[L]ayers of negotiation exist between anti-minority sentiments and people’s everyday respect for multireligiosity.” Many of my Hindu interlocutors in the slums of Mumbai kept images of Jesus Christ and Sikh Guru Nanak next to the pantheon of Hindu gods...

... such privileges, their leading official banned Muslims in mixed marriages from membership in the community. Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe , by Emily Greble . Oxford University Press , 2021 . © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 books history Islam...

... and Hasbayya (the major Druze religious center) received threatening letters, and Druze merchants in Sidon were forced to leave their homes and had their goods confiscated by Shia. Druze religion Islam diaspora Middle East Israel Lebanon Syria Belief in the oneness of God Exalted be His...

... of Islam. They have predominated in the region since the eighth century; unofficially, they still constitute the largest sect in the country, with a slight majority. The imam of the Ibadi community was supposed to be chosen through shura (mutual consultation) by the ahl al-hal wal ‘aqd —elders, scholars...

... Kyrgyzstan Islam Central Asia still seems obscure to most outsiders, thirty years after the region’s Soviet-created republics (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan) became independent nation-states in 1991. The region has received international attention primarily when...

... them. This tradition is not a muddled synthesis of Islam and Hinduism; it is rooted in the history of settlement in the region. © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 Khan Jahan is said to have arrived in the region on the backs of two crocodiles. This fantastic testament...

...Rachel Harris [T]he entire Uighur population is now regarded as a problem in need of an aggressive solution. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California China Xinjiang authoritarianism Islam Uighurs Central Asia cul 276 [T]he...

...Alima Bissenova Despite all of its symbolic continuity, Kazakhstan is a society in transition. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Kazakhstan urbanization globalization migration oil Islam Nursultan Nazarbayev 271 Despite...

... The Regents of the University of California Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos Germany immigration guest workers refugee crisis asylum Islam Angela Merkel employment labor integration Alternative Germany 108 The German experience shows that liberal democracies are able to develop effective...

... Shavkat Mirziyoyev Islam Karimov democratic reforms Soviet Union authoritarianism Islam Central Asia labor migration 277 [L]abor migration brought the country to a point of no return: millions of the poorest Uzbeks could no longer be cut off from the rest of the world . . . Uzbekistan...

... Reformasi movement student activists Suharto Islam religion human rights populism Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Ahok Prabowo Subianto 222 Reformasi-era values concerning citizen welfare and the public good remain deeply entrenched among a small but vocal segment of society...

... India Pakistan Myanmar South Asia religion intolerance blasphemy Narendra Modi Hindu nationalism democracy Rohingya Islam extremism Tehreek-e-Labbaik minorities PERSPECTIVE Rising Religious Intolerance in South Asia NEETI NAIR 148 South Asia has historically been known for its...

...Joshua Lustig A rising middle class in Pakistan is striving to reconcile aspirations for a modern lifestyle with a desire for a deeper embrace of Islam as a guide to everyday ethics. The New Pakistani Middle Class , by Ammara Maqsood Harvard University Press , 2017 © 2018 Current...

...Jennifer Fredette Underlying the debate on the state of emergency and terrorism are deep tensions over the place of religion in French public life. Or more specifically, the place of Islam. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California...

... Holly Case Hungary Viktor Orbán Young Democrats Poland Jarosław Kaczyński Law and Justice party Fidesz populism refugee crisis immigration Islam authoritarianism Eastern Europe illiberalism communism PERSPECTIVE There s a lot we re getting wrong if we see the illiberal...

...Jocelyne Cesari [The] incorporation of Islam within state institutions nationalized religious authorities and teachings, giving rise to a hegemonic version of the faith. 31 [The] incorporation of Islam within state institutions nationalized religious authorities and teachings, giving rise...

...Sara Silvestri [T]he main religious traditions all share references to journeys and emigration experiences as metaphors for the human condition. © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Sara Silvestri Islam Muslim Syria Iraq Middle...