Articles by Arnur Aubakirov and Yelden Sarybai

Religious Affairs Agency Works to Protect Freedoms, Stop Extremist Ideologies

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan’s independence in 1991, the religious sphere in this country has seen a major revival as people became free to believe in any religion or not to believe in any. After nearly two decades, in 2011, the Kazakhstan government decided it was time for a more thorough…