Islam and the Secular State in Uzbekistan
From Religion to State Doctrine
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Uzbekistan’s political leadership has upgraded the country's Islamic heritage under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. It uses this legacy to represent the state and has granted religious organisations greater access to educational and research institutions. Islam is being secularized, scientised, and musealised. At the same time, an Islamization of society is taking place from below. The state has little influence on this. Should Islamic milieus seriously challenge the secular state, however, the latter will react with repression, as in previous years.
(Osteuropa 8-10/2024, pp. 133–146)