1. This new Law on Religion, among other things, advocates a ban on children being involved in religious organizations; a ban on “aggressive action aimed at proselytism”; a ban on the distribution of religious literature, print, and audio-video religious materials; and de facto compulsory re-registration of all registered religious organizations. The 12 January announcement on the presidential website indeed trumpets the fact that 200 adult citizens living permanently in Kyrgyzstan will now be required before a religious community can apply for state registration, compared to 10 under the current Law. It states that 10 registered religious organizations will be needed to form a “religious association.”
2. On this question see Peyrouse (“The Rise of Political Islam” 245–60).
3. Roy Olivier . L'Islam mondialisé. Paris: Seuil, [2002] 2004. Print.
4. Islam in Central Asia: National Specificities and Postsoviet Globalization;Peyrouse;Religion, State and Society,2007