The Vanishing Generation: Faith and Uprising in Modern Uzbekistan AUTH-3475131 Stranded and alone

Stranded and alone

carried no religious purpose

– Andrew Ferebee

residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

ISBN13: 9780615779058

The Vanishing Generation: Faith and Uprising in Modern Uzbekistan AUTH-3475131 Stranded and aloneAs a young reporter in Uzbekistan, Bagila Bukharbayeva was a witness to her countrys search for an identity after the collapse of the Soviet Union. While self proclaimed religious leaders argued about what was the true Islam, Bukharbayeva shows how some of the neighborhood boys became religious, then devout, and then a threat to the country's authoritarian government. The Vanishing Generation provides an unparalleled look into what life is like in a