Engaging Islamic Civil Society Organizations in Central Asia

A recent U.S. Institute of Peace report found that Muslim civil society organizations (MSCOs) are highly diverse in terms of activities and structures, often politically moderate and supportive of democracy, and open to working with global development actors. On June 15, USIP, George Washington University's Central Asia Program and the American University of Central Asia's Social Innovations Lab Kyrgyzstan held a discussion with the report's co-authors and leading experts on the unique role of MSCOs in their communities and at the national level during this pivotal and highly fluid period in Central Asia.

Speakers

Sebastien Peyrouse
Research Professor, Central Asia Program, IERES, George Washington University

Emil Nasritdinov  
Associate Professor, Anthropology, Technology and International Development, American University of Central Asia

Palwasha Kakar
Interim Director, Religion and Inclusive Societies, U.S. Institute of Peace

Indira Aslanova
UNESCO Chair of World Culture and Religions, Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University

Gavin Helf, moderator
Senior Expert, Central Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/engaging-islamic-civil-society-organizations-central-asia