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10.31703/grr.2017(II-I).06
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Russification of Muslim Central Asia: An Overview of Language, Culture and Society
Russian influence in Muslim Central Asia was far reaching. The transformative effects of Russian presence first emerged in the administrative setup and governance, and soon it spread to the domain of education and sociocultural symbols. The Muslim Central Asian society lost its connection with the Muslim world in the neighborhood as Russian alphabets, lexemes and structures replaced the Arabic script. The Tsarist administration initiated these changes which culminated in the Soviet era when Central Asian Muslims were forced to cultivate Russian language and culture. However, the distrust among the Russian diaspora and Muslim Central Asian local population was deep seated. Once the Soviet Union fell, the demographic and linguistic changes were attacked by nationalists. Despite the post-1991 attempts, the Russian language is still dominant in Muslim Central Asia as compared to English and other modern European languages.
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Muslim Central Asia, language Contact, Language Policy
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(1) Ayaz Ahmad
Lecturer,Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Kp, Pakistan.
(2) Sana Hussan
Lecturer,Department of English,Women University Mardan, KP, Pakistan
(3) Syed Ali Shah
Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Ahmad, A., Hussan, S., & Shah, S. A. (2017). Russification of Muslim Central Asia: An Overview of Language, Culture and Society. Global Regional Review, II(I), 70-85. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2017(II-I).06
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CHICAGO : Ahmad, Ayaz, Sana Hussan, and Syed Ali Shah. 2017. "Russification of Muslim Central Asia: An Overview of Language, Culture and Society." Global Regional Review, II (I): 70-85 doi: 10.31703/grr.2017(II-I).06
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HARVARD : AHMAD, A., HUSSAN, S. & SHAH, S. A. 2017. Russification of Muslim Central Asia: An Overview of Language, Culture and Society. Global Regional Review, II, 70-85.
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TURABIAN : Ahmad, Ayaz, Sana Hussan, and Syed Ali Shah. "Russification of Muslim Central Asia: An Overview of Language, Culture and Society." Global Regional Review II, no. I (2017): 70-85. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2017(II-I).06