Growth and influence of Islam in the nations of Asia and Central Asia

Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Uzbekistan, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Uzbekistan's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.

Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Pakistan, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Pakistan's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.

Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Afghanistan, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Afghanistan's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.

Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Bangladesh, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Bangladesh's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.

Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Kyrgyzstan, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Kyrgyzstan's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.

Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Azerbaijan, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Azerbaijan's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.

Examines the economic and political issues facing the Kurdish people and describes their oppression under Dictator Saddam Hussein, their history, government, and communities in a post-Saddam world.

Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Kazakhstan, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Kazakhstan's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.