The conference Circassians in the 21st century: Identity and Survival – in the homeland and diaspora was hosted by Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR) and the Section for Caucasus Studies, Malmö University, November 23-24 2017. Thank you to all presenters and other participants!
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Circassian organisations and research materials were showcased in the poster presentations at the conference Circassians in the 21st century: Identity and Survival – in the homeland and diaspora, hosted by the research platform Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR), Malmö University, November 23-24.
Circassian Women Solidarity Association in Turkey – Gunsel Avci & Didem Baş Bilge
Circassian Culture Association of Nuremberg Germany – Faidi Mahmoud Barsbai
Book presentation: Circassia Born to be Free – Adel Bashqawi (not present)
Federation of Caucasian Associations (Kaffed) – Ufuk Çevik
Circassian Cultural Centre, Tbilisi, Georgia – Merab Chukhua
The Association for the Study of EthnoGeoPolitics – Caspar ten Dam
Circassian Charity Association in Jordan – Zuhdi Janbej Janbek
Circassian Repatriation Organization – Basel Katt & Tina Abzakh
Caucasus Studies at Center for East European Studies, Warsaw – Hamed Kazemzadeh
Archive materials – Walter Richmond
Circassian Congress and Circassian Union – Avraham Shmulevich
(Photos: Elnur Aliyev & Karina Vamling)
The Second Annual RUCARR conference was hosted by the research platform Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR) at the Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, November 22-23, 2017. The specific focus of the event was on ethnicity, ethnic conflict, and nationalism issues, with keynote speaker Dr. Paul Goode of Bath University. The conference included the panel discussion “New authoritarian tendencies in Europe and Eurasia?” (co-organiser: Europe Direct)
Read more: http://wpmu.mah.se/rucarr/research/secondannualconference/
(Photos: Elnur Aliyev, Karina Vamling)
“If Uzbekistan does not undergo reforms, the conditions for recruitment to radical Islamistic groups will further increase” – Article by Dr. Märta-Lisa Magnusson, Senior lecturer in Caucasus Studies at Malmö University – Published in the Swedish daily newspaper Sydsvenskan, 2017-04-11.
Uzbekistan har drabbats av bombexplosioner och andra dåd som regimen stämplat som terrorbrott av jihadister. Vissa hävdar att regimen utnyttjar hotet från terrorism för att rättfärdiga brutala angrepp på oppositionella. Hur många uzbeker som rekryterats till IS är ovisst. Det skriver Märta-Lisa Magnusson, universitetslektor i Kaukasusstudier vid Malmö högskola.
Read the article: https://www.sydsvenskan.se/…/om-uzbekistan-inte-reformeras-…