Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia

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jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia ByAhmed Rashid L16.95, 281 pages Yale University Press, 2002 ISBN 0-300-09345-4

The real crisis in Central Asia, argues Ahmed Rashid, lies with the state, not with Islamist insurgents. It is difficult to find fault with this thesis: after all, part of the appeal that Islamist oppositions have in countries like Uzbekistan is that they are the loudest dissenting voice in a sea of authoritarianism. But post-11 September the claims of Central Asian governments that regional Islamist parties are in cahoots with Al Qa'ida have grown. They regularly ...

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