Islam in Russia: History, Politics and Culture
Speakers will include:Shireen Hunter, Director, Islam Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Rustem Shukurov, Associate Professor of History, Moscow State University; Kate Graney, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Skidmore College; Radik Amirov, Head of Press Service, Russian Council of Religious Affairs
Overview
Islam in Russia: History, Politics and Culture
Wednesday, November 5
2:00-2:15 PM
Welcoming Remarks
Michael Van Dusen, Deputy Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
2:15-3:15 PM
Panel I
Historical Development of Islam in Russia
Talib Saidbaev, Advisor to the Head Mufti, Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia
Robert Crews, Assistant Professor of History, Stanford University, and former Title VIII-supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
3:15-3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 PM
Panel II
Political Islam and the War in Chechnya
John Dunlop, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Aleksei Malashenko, Deputy Director, Carnegie Moscow Center
Thursday November 6
9:00-10:00 AM
Panel I
Emergence of Islamic Identity Among Russian Muslims
Shireen Hunter, Director, Islam Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Rustem Shukurov, Associate Professor of History, Moscow State University
10:15-10:30
Coffee Break
10:30-11:30
Panel II
Introduction of Islam into Political and Public Life
Kate Graney, Assistant Professor of Government, Skidmore College
Radik Amirov, Head of Press Service, Russian Council of Religious Affairs
Hosted By
Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Russia and Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more
Middle East Program
The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more
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