Islam means nation in modern Uzbekistan. A TOL partner post from EurasiaNet. by Adeeb Khalid TASHKENT, Uzbekistan–During the Soviet era, the predominant sentiment in Western writing about Central Asia was one of outrage at the persecution of religious practice by communist authorities. Any sign of continued religious observance in Central Asia was seen as evidence […]

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