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Islam without a veil : Kazakhstan's path of moderation / Claude Salhani.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xv, 203 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781597977326
  • 1597977322
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Islam without a veil.DDC classification:
  • 297.095845 22
LOC classification:
  • BP63.K3 S25 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)389128

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.

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.

Print version record.