22 November 2005
From Baku to Dushanbe, anger and frustration is growing over government curbs on the Muslim headscarf. The Tajik education ministry... Read more
Topic: Central Asia
24 August 2004
Established in the 1950s in the Middle East, Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami (The Party of Islamic Liberation) began operating in Central... Read more
15 May 2004
A leading expert on political Islam contends the Bush administration is undermining its own democratization efforts in the Middle East... Read more
22 April 2003
Despite authoritarian rule, high levels of censorship of the local media and periodic barring of access to foreign-based political opposition... Read more
06 February 2003
Officials in the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are resorting to repressive measures in an effort to... Read more
02 June 2002
How big a threat is Hizb ut-Tahrir?
As Central Asian governments continue their crackdown on unsanctioned Islamic groups they say pose... Read more
11 April 2002
The Nurcu movement founded by Said Nursi (1873-1960) is probably one of the most important religious organizations in Turkey. After... Read more