Islam in Central Asia (original) (raw)

The paper critically analyzes women's organizing in Central Asia, highlighting gender inequity in decision-making and the importance of grassroots community efforts. It surveys the hardships faced by the Meskhetian Turks in Central Asia, detailing their history of discrimination and the impacts of socio-political crises. Furthermore, it explores the rise of extremist religious ideologies in the region, particularly focusing on Hizb ut-Tahrir and contrasting it with other Islamist movements, emphasizing how socio-economic conditions may influence the nature of these groups.