According to research into the radicalization of local Islamic communities
commissioned by the Committee on National Affairs and Relations with
Compatriots and media and scholars from the South Research Center of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, there is no radical Islamism in Adygea.
However, the research stressed the possibility of its emergence in the
future, as the number of devout Muslims increases.
Another study on religious tolerance, held among the students of the ASU,
has concluded that women and multi-ethnic groups are more tolerant than
other societal groups. At the same time, the level of religious tolerance
is higher among senior students.
The research results were discussed and analyzed during the round table on
"Topical problems of combating religious extremism," held by the Committee
on National Affairs and Relations with Compatriots and media.
Experts from the ASU noted that the formation of social, political and
religious extremism develops against the background of an ideological vacuum
that exists in Russia.
