TY - BOOK AU - Salhani,Claude TI - Islam without a veil: Kazakhstan's path of moderation SN - 9781597977326 AV - BP63.K3 S25 2011eb U1 - 297.095845 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Potomac Books KW - Islam KW - Kazakhstan KW - RELIGION KW - Fundamentalism KW - bisacsh KW - History KW - Economic history KW - fast KW - Religion KW - Social conditions KW - sears KW - Economic conditions KW - 1991- KW - Conditions économiques KW - Conditions sociales N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Islam without a veil -- Islamophobia -- Kazakhstan emerges -- The new end game in Central Asia -- The "Kazakhi" way: economy first, politics second -- Shaking things up -- The road to moderation -- Islam and modernization -- The Kazakhstan experiment -- The terror threat and reasons for concern -- Kazakhstan's role in shaping Central Asia -- Can democracy and Islam co-exist? -- A conversation with a salafi -- Is a Middle East and Central Asia economic common market possible? -- Changin' times -- Conclusion N2 - Examines the religious and political foundations of modern day Kazakhstan and argues that the country should serve as an example for other Muslim nations to live peacefully with citizens and international neighbors alike UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=389128 ER -