Patriotic loyalty and interest representation among the Russian Islamic elite

Aitamurto, Kaarina

doi:10.1080/0048721x.2021.1865604

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“…32-3). While Islam is acknowledged as an official Russian faith and it is common for Russian scholars to argue that Islam is regarded more positively in Russia than in Western Europe (Aitamurto, 2021), the spread of its "misinterpretation" for the sake of "extremism" is deemed "foreign". The Chechen Wars have further allowed the state and higher education sector to restrict the free practice of Islam.…”

Section: The Rise Of Anti-westernism In Post-soviet Russiamentioning

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From decolonisation to authoritarianism: the co-option of the decolonial agenda in higher education by right-wing nationalist elites in Russia and India

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Lall

2023

High Educ

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This article discusses how the critique of the monopoly of Western liberal thought through the decolonisation movement that was intended to increase the number of voices heard has been co-opted by nationalist politics in India and Russia. The debates in higher education in these countries reflect current key questions on the nature of the Indian and Russian nations—both under respective nationalist governments—where both are advocating a cutting off from Western modernity. Using Mignolo’s concept of “de-linking” that was intended to raise up non-Western ways of thinking, the article shows that India and Russia have adapted and simplified decolonial discourse to reject “Western-influenced” critiques of development, inequality, and authoritarianism. Under political pressure from these authoritarian regimes, universities have helped to embed repressive majoritarian politics through anti-Western rhetoric disguised as de-linking, enabling democratic backsliding by discrediting opposition. This is done to protect a new identity based upon state conceptions of traditional values, paradoxically erasing minority voices that do not fit neatly into the unified national narrative. When universities are branded as Western agents for being critical of local traditions and schools of thought, the space for critical thinking and democratic debate is ultimately removed, leaving those who oppose Putin and Modi with no safe way to engage with political discourse, and this actually undermines the intentions of decolonial philosophy.

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From decolonisation to authoritarianism: the co-option of the decolonial agenda in higher education by right-wing nationalist elites in Russia and India

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Lall

2023

High Educ

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“…This has become especially apparent since the 9/11 attacks, the rise of Islamic extremist groups, as well as increased levels of Islamophobia. Contemporary studies on religious moderation policy in Egypt, Morocco, Indonesia (Pektas 2021), Kenya (Meinema 2021), Norway ( Van Es 2021), and Russia (Aitamurto 2021) demonstrate a trend towards religious securitization. In Indonesia, the politics of religious securitization as a global phenomenon, combined with the threat of domestic polarization triggered by the emergence of hardline Muslim groups in the country, has shaped religious moderation policy.…”

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Freedom of Religion amid Polarization and Religious Moderation Policy

Cholil

2023

ISIT

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To address religious extremism and radicalism, the Indonesian government initiated the idea of “religious moderation” as an official state policy centered at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Since 2019 the government has published books, guidance, and held various trainings on religious moderation, especially in institutions related to the Ministry. It also develops religious moderation instruments to ensure that government employees and officials, especially those within the Ministry, are free from exposure to extremism and radicalism. The idea is presented by the government as appreciating, respecting, and protecting the valued religious pluralism in Indonesia. But this article also argues that, upon critical examination, there are tensions between this idea and freedom of religion or belief in Indonesia. The religious moderation policy may run counter to freedom of religion or expression and overlooks central weaknesses in the existing state governance of religion

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