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 Islam as a uniting and dividing force in Chechen society |
| Islam has traditionally played an important role in the life of Chechen society. It has been a part of its ethnic identity for more than two centuries, and at critical times of national history it was a powerful source of social mobilization. |
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| Polygamy in present day Chechnya |
| Many Chechen guerrillas have several wives in different villages throughout the country, and in many cases the women are unaware that their husbands have multiple wives. |
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| How They Hunted the Chechen Books |
| In the Soviet period a frightening technique was invented: first total genocide was declared, and then this was followed by “bibliocide” – the mass removal and subsequent destruction of whole editions of books. |
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| Problems with creating civil society in Chechnya |
| "First and foremost, it’s necessary to stop the war; and then islands of civil society could be created that would be strenghtened and reinforced by current NGOs," stated human rights defender Shakhman Akbulatov. |
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| Blood feud – hallmark of the Caucasus |
| During the past two decades the number of blood feuds has sharply increased in Chechnya. In times of war it is very easy to find the offender and exact revenge. |
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| Wartime weddings in Chechnya |
| War has brought many changes in the lives of Chechens. And yet, during these hard times, the nation has managed to preserve its traditional customs and unwritten laws. |
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| Why do Chechen women turn into suicide bombers? |
| Without any doubt the terrorist acts carried out recently in Moscow by Chechen women suicide bombers cannot be interpreted in any other way than as an expression of extreme despair and hopelessness.
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