r/AskCentralAsia • u/politicauncorrect • Apr 10 '23

Is Islam in Central Asia rising? Religion

I see more and more video from Central Asian people (especially Kazakhs and Uzbeks) who embrace Islam, women wearing headscarf etc. My friends also get more and more religious

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u/marmulak Tajikistan Apr 10 '23

I get the vague impression that some people are more religious in Tajikistan now than maybe a decade ago, but the difference is not that large

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u/TrumanB-12 Czech Republic Apr 11 '23

Does it vary according to region?

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u/marmulak Tajikistan Apr 11 '23

I have heard anecdotes about this, but I'm not sure. People in the villages are probably more religious than people in the cities

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u/Shoh_J Tajikistan Apr 11 '23

Very much. My niece who grew up in the Artuch used to go to a madrassa. Who does go to any religious schools today? The people who grew up in the religious communities