Islam and Moral Economy in Central Asia and Russia

Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
Date: 
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 09:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Posvar 3911
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

CHAIR: Marintha Miles | DISCUSSANT: Oleg Yarosh
ROOM: Posvar 3911 | Fri, Oct 26th, 09:00

•Building Moral Capital through Charity Work: Muslim Entrepreneurs in Tatarstan, Russia
Liliya Karimova (Library of Congress)

•The Networks of Muslim Entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan: From Kolkhoz Economy to Halal Economy
Yana Pak (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales / Centre d’Études Turques, Ottomanes, Balkaniques et Centrasiatiques)

•Muslim Curriculum in the Making: How Religious Daycares Navigate Fragmented Pious Community and Gray Zones of State Policy
Aisalkyn Botoeva (American Institutes for Research)

UCIS Unit: 
Asian Studies Center
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Director's Office
Confucius Institute
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Graduate Organisation for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
Humanities Center
Office of the Provost's Year of PittGlobal
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh Press
The World History Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Central Eurasian Studies Society
China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development
World Regions: 
Russia/Eastern Europe