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Published in: oDRWho owns women’s bodies in Dagestan?
A recent scandal over female genital mutilation reveals how, for Russia’s Muslims, “universal values” are just...
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Published in: oDRA home to three religions
There’s a religious revival going on in Russia’s provinces. We travel to the town of Malmyzh, on the border of Kirov...
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Published in: oDRBetween dialogue and violence: the North Caucasus's bloody legacy
After Paris, we need to act against radicalisation. Russia's legacy in the North Caucasus tells us how not to. Русский
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Published in: oDRLiving in Islam: Russian Muslims tell their stories
Ten Moscow Muslims speak of faith, joy and attitudes towards Islam in Russia today.
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Published in: oDRGubden, Dagestan: where ‘radicals’ police themselves
This village used to house one of the North Caucasus’ most dangerous Islamist paramilitary units. With the Russian...
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Published in: oDRRadicalisation in Georgia: a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Georgia's Pankisi Gorge has been portrayed as a hotbed of Islamic radicalism. Its ethnic Kist residents suffer...
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Published in: oDRIslam in Kyrgyzstan: growing in diversity
Since the late 1980s, Kyrgyzstan has witnessed an Islamic revival. Recent talk of extremist threats and...
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Published in: oDRKeeping Crimea's Muslims in check
Alternative muftiates, extremism charges and co-optation, or how to manage Crimean Tatar Muslims. на русском языке
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan: ruling in bad faith
The Aliyev regime is attempting to co-opt and repress Muslim communities to strengthen its hold on power. It is...
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Published in: oDRMoscow's new mosque: a political project?
After years of delayed construction, a new mosque has finally opened in Moscow. The timing of its opening ceremony...
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Published in: oDRUmmah: Islam in the post-Soviet world
oDR introduces a new series devoted to reporting and comment on Islamic life in the post-Soviet space. Русский
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Published in: oDRGeorgian Muslims are strangers in their own country
The Republic of Georgia is an avowedly Christian country, but one out of every ten Georgian citizens is Muslim.