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LECTURE- Islam's Role in Central Asia, John Schoeberlein, Almaty, Aug. 3

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LECTURE- Islam's Role in Central Asia, John Schoeberlein, Almaty, Aug. 3

Posted by: Harvard Club of Central Asia <harvard.club.kz@gmail.com>

The Harvard Club of Central Asia invites you to the first lecture in
the Distinguished Speakers Series featuring Dr. Schoeberlein, Director
of the Central Asia and Caucasus Program at Harvard University. Dr.
Schoeberlein will give a talk on "Central Asia's Future: Radical
Islamism or Apolitical Islam?"

The event organized in partnership with the Kazakhstan Press Club,
will take place on Monday, August 6, 2007 at "Jambyl" Conference Room,
Hyatt Regency Almaty, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The registration will
start on 5:45 pm, refreshments will be provided. During the lecture,
simultaneous translation into English will be provided.

If you are interested in attending the event, please register at
harvard.club.kz@gmail.com by Friday, August 3, 2007. Please note that
the space is limited.

Should you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact
the Harvard Club of Central Asia either via aforementioned email or
phone: 261-9090 (ext. 5231).

Speaker's Bio:

John Schoeberlein is Director of the Program on Central Asia and the
Caucasus at Harvard University. His main area of research is on
political, social and cultural aspects of identity, ethnicity,
nationality, Islam, and community organization in Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. He received his Ph.D. in
Social Anthropology from Harvard University. He has conducted a total
of over five years of anthropological field research in various parts
of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

His current research topics include the rise of radical Islam in
Central Asia, the impact of national state formation on identity in
Central Asia, the factors affecting the potential for violent
inter-communal conflict, and means of promoting community-level
participation in economic reform.

From 2000 to 2003, he held the position of the first President of the
Central Eurasian Studies Society, an international scholarly
association supporting the enhancement of research in the social
sciences and humanities focused on the region from the Black Sea to
Mongolia.

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