Central Asian Republics: Islamist Terrorism, 1991–Present
World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era: Volume 1-3, Second Edition, Taylor & Francis Ltd, ss.190-195, 2011
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.4324/9781315697994-67
- Yayınevi: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.190-195
- Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its successor Central Asian republics—Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan—have experienced an unprecedented period of religious revival, pressure for social change, and political radicalism. In particular, the predominantly Muslim countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus constitute an arc of instability for Russia. After seventy years of communist rule, the rapid spread as well as the appeal of radical Islam have become the primary source of that instability. The penetration of radical Islamic ideologies from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey; the financing of mosques and Islamic schools (madrassas) by Iran and Saudi Arabia; and charities that give money to Islamic schools and mosques have contributed to the de-Russification and Islamization of Central Asians. Afghanistan, the only non-Soviet Central Asian country, was the epicenter for training, arming, and financing contemporary terrorism and posed a strategic threat to the region and beyond until U.S., allied, and coalition intervention in Afghanistan in October 2001.