For forty years, the U.S. Department of Education has supported Columbia University's programs of instruction, research, and outreach concerning the former Soviet Bloc. Columbia's East European, Russian, and Eurasian National Resource Center is one of 15 national comprehensive Centers to be funded for 2003-2006. As part of a longstanding effort to provide resources on Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Center is pleased to present the resources below. Center staff would be grateful for suggested additional links. Dr.
John S. Micgiel
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| Islam in Central Asia |
Roots of Rage: Militant Islam in Central Asia. By Edward W. Walker, University of California, Berkeley. A presentation from “Central Asia and Russia: Responses to the ‘War on Terrorism,’” a panel discussion held at the University of California, Berkeley on October 29, 2001. MUSLIM UZBEKISTAN. A webpage of news and information from a Muslim perspective. Islam and Energy Security in Central Asia. By Fred R. von der Mehden, Rice University. Nationality or Religion? Views of Central Asian Islam. By H. B. Paksoy. From the AACAR Bulletin (of the Association for the Advancement of Central Asian Research) Vol VIII, No. 2, 1995; Reprinted in International Journal of Central Asian Studies Volume 3, 1998; Translation in Central Asia and the Gulf, Masayuki Yamauchi, ed. (Tokyo: Asahi Selected Series, 1995). The Question of "Religious Fundamentalism" in Central Asia. By H. B. Paksoy. Presented to the Central Asian Studies Program Conference on The Revival of Central Asian Culture. (The Oklahoma State University, March 1997)
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| Chechnya |
Who are the Chechen? An article by Johanna Nichols Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Berkeley (1995). Chechnya and the Economic Consequences of Secession. By Edward W. Walker Executive Director, Berkeley Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Chechnya: Renewed Catastrophe. A page maintained by Human Rights Watch. The American Committee for Peace in Chechnya.
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