A prominent religious blogger in Uzbekistan, Alisher Tursunov, has been placed on a wanted list. He is suspected of the illegal preparation, storage, importation or distribution of religious materials ...

Islamic practices in Uzbekistan, after enduring seven decades of Soviet-imposed atheism, are now being increasingly adopted by the younger generation. As Central Asian governments tighten ...

Islamic practices in Uzbekistan, after enduring seven decades of Soviet-imposed atheism, are now being increasingly adopted by the younger generation. Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has ...

RIYADH: A piece of the holy Kaaba’s Kiswa was gifted by the Kingdom to the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, ...

Since its independence in 1989, Uzbekistan has been run almost single-handedly by President Islam Karimov. There is no real political opposition inside the country, there is a lack of religious ...

is the bruited “New Uzbekistan”? That is the slogan of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, an apparatchik who came to power as president in 2016 after the death of his tyrannical predecessor, Islam Karimov.

Uzbekistan has proposed the establishment of a joint expert group comprising Uzbek and Malaysian Islamic scholars as a platform for mutual dialogue, aimed at conveying the humanistic and peaceful ...

Agrobank, a joint-stock commercial bank and one of the largest in Uzbekistan, has secured a €160.4 million (US$) loan to provide Shariah-compliant financing for retail customers and support the growth ...