02709nam a2200553Ka 4500 ocn755578514 OCoLC 20200709055418.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 111003s2011 dcuab ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781597977326 (electronic bk.) 1597977322 (electronic bk.) 9781597977319 1597977314 (OCoLC)755578514 389128 (N$T) a-kz--- BP63.K3 S25 2011eb REL 078000 bisacsh REL 037010 bisacsh 297.095845 22 N$TA Salhani, Claude. Islam without a veil [electronic resource] : Kazakhstan's path of moderation / Claude Salhani. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2011. 1 online resource (xv, 203 p.) : ill., map. 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. Description based on print version record. Islam Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Religion. Kazakhstan Economic conditions 1991- Kazakhstan Social conditions 1991- Islam Kazakhstan. sears Kazakhstan Religion. sears Kazakhstan Economic conditions. sears Kazakhstan Social conditions. sears RELIGION / Fundamentalism bisacsh RELIGION / Islam / History bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Salhani, Claude. Islam without a veil. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2011 9781597977319 (DLC) 2011008864 (OCoLC)682895699 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=389128 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50583 50583