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Islam plays a significant role in Kazakh society and is now considered a part of the national heritage. Current developments within the Muslim community of that country suggest that Islamization has entered a new stage. The first independent muftyat was created in Kazakhstan in 1990, and the growth of a 'spiritual infrastructure' in the state has followed. Islamization is a complex phenomenon, and...
Struggle for national identity in Wojciech Smarzowski's cinemaThe essay discusses mental and political thoughts in Smarzowski’s cinema and presents an analysis on Polish mentality, class differentiation and deconstruction of traditional symbols. The author begins his study by outlining three theories tied with political ideology of national identity. Next, he traces the struggle for national mentality...
The Princip cult and what it evokes in HungaryOn the 28th of June, 1914, a consumptive student, Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed prince Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The prince’s wife Sofia was also killed by a stray bullet. In the century that has passed since the assassination, the memory of Princip and the cult constructed around him has been distorted...
History discourses and reconciliation process in post-Suharto IndonesiaAfter periods of internal conflicts and authoritarianism, educational institutions often have to be reformed. However, in countries where education has been used to support repressive politics and violations of human rights, or when conflicts and abuse have resulted in a loss of educational opportunities, a traumatic past and the...
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