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- Title
Islamic Leaders in Uzbekistan.
- Authors
McGlinchey, Eric M.
- Abstract
The article discusses research which examined the extent of loyalty showed by Uzbekistan's Islamic elite, particularly the imams or the local religious leaders, to the Uzbek government. The study was conducted in four regions and five cities in Uzbekistan in August and November 2004. Topics discussed include the reasons why political elites respond to patronage flows, threats posed by both independent and militant Islam the regimes of President Islam Karimov and calls for political reforms.
- Subjects
UZBEKISTAN; ELITE (Social sciences); ISLAM; IMAMS (Mosque officers); POLITICAL elites; RELIGIOUS leaders; KARIMOV, Islam, 1938-2016
- Publication
Asia Policy, 2006, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
1559-0968
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/asp.2006.0019