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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: jbe who wrote (55800)9/24/1999 4:10:00 AM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Good article. Which reminds me: there are a few questions I wouldn't mind asking, if you have the time. Not that I will ever understand what's going on there, but I'm trying to fill the picture out a little.

First, I have the impression that Islam in Chechnya and Dagestan has traditionally been Sufi, with pre-Islamic beliefs filtering in to a strong degree (not unlike Islam in Indonesia, which would be unrecognizable to a Saudi mullah). Is this anywhere near truth?

Second, what role is Wahhabi Islam playing in the post-Russian Chechen picture? Is there really a Muslim extremist power-grab going on? If so, to what extent does it affect Dagestan?

If the Russian pullout results in the development of a fundamentalist Wahhabi state, how would the mythical average Chechen/Dagestani feel about that? These cultures have a long history of resisting intrusion by anybody, would they see Muslim fundamentalists from the north as appreciably different from Russian intruders from the north?

What role are outside Muslim fundamentalists, particularly the Taleban, playing in the mix?

Do you see any viable middle ground between Russian domination and fundamentalist Islamic domination?

I can think of others, but that will be quite enough for now....
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