Islam and Religious Transformation in Adjara

The Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located in the southwest corner of Georgia along the Turkish border, has been the scene of a peculiar religious transformation in the last two decades. Specifically, large segments of Adjara’s traditionally Muslim population have undergone a relatively quick rate of conversion to Christianity. Whereas the region’s population was predominantly Muslim […]

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Study of Religious Discrimination and Constitutional Secularism

This study shows the lack of religious neutrality in the public sphere in Georgia and therefore how personal religious convictions of politicians interfere with policy-making, thus promoting a discriminatory policy towards the religious minorities at the demand of majority, which takes form of flagrant violation of religious organization and preferential treatment towards the Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous […]

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Social tensions upon registration of the Islamic League in Moldova

The policy brief analyze the freedom of religion in Moldova after the registration of the Islam League as opposed by the Ortodox Church. The political debate and the changes in legislation as a consequence are described in the paper.

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