Radical Islamic Parties and Movements in Uzbekistan 1990–2012

• Authors: Fahri Türk

Abstracts

EN

Uzbekistan, so as other Central Asian Republics, turned into turbulent times in the beginning of 1990’s. After collapsing USSR, 5 Republics gained its independence. The whole region was very well-known from its religiosity. However, besides the fact that Islamist movements and parties were banned on any political activity and had no right to act as an opposition within the system of Uzbekistan, they have emerged subsequently especiallly in this country. The modern history of Uzbekistan is full of radical Islamic political and social movements. From the very beginning of the Republic, Islam Karimov, its first and the only one till now president, rules though and solidly. He was the biggest opponent of any Islamic initiative which showed up and tried to damp it down immediately. The aim of this study is to explore all the Islamist parties and movements which have been raised in Uzbekistan between 1990 and 2012. Which of them were and still remaining crucial and have the impact on Uzbek political and social life. The Author is trying to investigate the reasons and circumstances that led Islamist movements to arise and effectively influence on Uzbekistan political arena.

Keywords

EN

modern Uzbekistan; political parties and movements; Islamist parties; radical Islam

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Reality of Politics
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 275-298

Dates

published

2013

Contributors

author

Fahri Türk

• Trakya University w Edirne (Trakya Üniversitesi)

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/rop201317

Biblioteka Nauki

2032364