Comments on: Mosques + Computers = Development http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/ neweurasia\'s latest on Tajikistan Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-597 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:57:29 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-597 [...] Tajikistan: Russian blogger Ailoyros has featured some photos of northern Tajikistan in a recent post (link in Russian). One of the pictures is of the Varzob River, which flows from the mountains to the capital, Dushanbe. On neweurasia, James reports that a USAID-funded project sponsors computer equipment for local mosques and Tajik Boy says that Tajiks are often victims of race-related crimes in Russia. [...] […] Tajikistan: Russian blogger Ailoyros has featured some photos of northern Tajikistan in a recent post (link in Russian). One of the pictures is of the Varzob River, which flows from the mountains to the capital, Dushanbe. On neweurasia, James reports that a USAID-funded project sponsors computer equipment for local mosques and Tajik Boy says that Tajiks are often victims of race-related crimes in Russia. […]

]]> By: Ataman Rakin http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-520 Ataman Rakin Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:14:11 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-520 Good initiative. Actually, this is one example of what I repeatedly called ‘social Islam’, a topic well-debated here with my digital friend Tajikboy. :) Coming from the aid sector myself, I know that the issue of involving more Muslim faith-based structures and personalities in humanitarian and development efforts in Muslim societies is subject of on-going debate in the sector. That includes initiative like this one and working more through bona fide Muslim aid agencies (Islamic Relief, Aga Khan Development Network etc.). Another issue is, that the role of religion (and here it s meant more as a set of social values than a mystic-methaphysical thing) has been largely underestimated. For many, IFIs but also part of the NGOs, 'development' mainly means staunchly promoting/imposing Western-secular concepts and values. Yet that strategy has failed. Good initiative. Actually, this is one example of what I repeatedly called ‘social Islam’, a topic well-debated here with my digital friend Tajikboy. :)

Coming from the aid sector myself, I know that the issue of involving more Muslim faith-based structures and personalities in humanitarian and development efforts in Muslim societies is subject of on-going debate in the sector.

That includes initiative like this one and working more through bona fide Muslim aid agencies (Islamic Relief, Aga Khan Development Network etc.).

Another issue is, that the role of religion (and here it s meant more as a set of social values than a mystic-methaphysical thing) has been largely underestimated. For many, IFIs but also part of the NGOs, ‘development’ mainly means staunchly promoting/imposing Western-secular concepts and values. Yet that strategy has failed.

]]> By: rocas http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-519 rocas Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:50:10 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-519 I've just published my undergrad dissertation on Tajikistan politics... check it out! www.tajikistanpath.blogspot.com I’ve just published my undergrad dissertation on Tajikistan politics… check it out!
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]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Tajikistan: Mosques & Computers http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-500 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Tajikistan: Mosques & Computers Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:04:09 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/19/mosques-computers-development/#comment-500 [...] James of neweurasia writes about a foreign donor-funded computer training program to be run by a mosque in Tajikistan and says that if this is not an explicit strategy to bolster moderate Islam, perhaps it should be. [...] […] James of neweurasia writes about a foreign donor-funded computer training program to be run by a mosque in Tajikistan and says that if this is not an explicit strategy to bolster moderate Islam, perhaps it should be. […]

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