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Islam Without a Veil: Kazakhstan's Path of Moderation

Islam Without a Veil: Kazakhstan's Path of Moderation

Salhani, Claude

Hardcover

IslamInternational RelationsRussian History

Publisher Price: $33.95

ISBN10: 1597977314
ISBN13: 9781597977319
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: Jun 1 2011
Pages: 228
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.86 Width: 5.97 Depth: 9.19
Language: English
Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia that has been under the leadership of President Nursultan Nazarbayev since independence in 1991, has proven that a mostly Muslim nation can be active on the international scene. Its leaders have worked fervently to bridge the ugly schism that has developed since the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent invasions of Arab and Muslim lands byWestern forces.

How has Kazakhstan been able to maintain its Muslim heritage yet remain on track toward modernization while other Muslim countries have imposed strict Shari'a law upon their citizens, clamped down on individual freedoms, and persecuted all who do not adhere to the diktat of the ruling theocracy?

Claude Salhani examines the successful phenomenon of Kazakhstan today.He looks at the progress it has attained in just two decades since independence. While there is no doubt as to the Muslim identity of the country, Kazakhstan is living proof that there can be a kinder, gentler mode of Islam, in which one can live at peace with oneself and with one's neighbors, despite their differences.

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