On the Growth of Islamic Radicalism in the States of Central Asia

Abstract

The paper analyzes the problem of the growth of Islamic radicalism in Central Asian states. It is noted that Islam, as a religious movement, began to spread on the territory of Central Asia at the end of VII - early VIII centuries. А clear distinction is noted between the heavily Islamized sedentary peoples (Uzbeks, Tajiks) and weakly Islamized nomadic peoples (Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Turkmen). It is pointed out that this division is still true. It is said that the revival of political Islam in the most active form began in the second half of 1980 - the beginning of the 1990s, during perestroika and continues to the present. It is considered how this process takes place in some Central Asian countries. Conclusions and recommendations are given at the end of work.

Keywords

• центральная азия
• исламский радикализм
• политический ислам
• процессы возрождения ислама
• экстремистские группировки