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'Outside Agitators:' The Role Of Foreign Islamists In The Chechen Fight For Independence, Robert Kent Pinkerton Jr.
'Outside Agitators:' The Role Of Foreign Islamists In The Chechen Fight For Independence, Robert Kent Pinkerton Jr.
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
The goal of this thesis is to identify the role of foreign Islamist charities and terrorist groups in the current conflict in Chechnya. The issue of foreign Islamism in Chechnya is introduced through a general history of the region, including the role of religion in both traditional Chechen culture and in the present war. The evolution of Chechen war from a secular to a religious conflict is first examined by looking into the perspectives of various Muslim groups on the Chechen war and other similar conflicts and, conversely, the perspectives of many Chechens on the outsiders who purport to aid …
Headscarf Laws In Europe: Legal Necessity Or Human Rights Violation?, Timothy P. Fox
Headscarf Laws In Europe: Legal Necessity Or Human Rights Violation?, Timothy P. Fox
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
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