Euroasian Jewish News

Launch of President Noursultan Nazarbaev's book "Critical Decade" - Participation of EAJC delegation.

The Conference for Peace and Harmony was preceded, on February 12, 2003, by the official launch of President Nazarbaev's new book "Critical Decade", in which the author presents a considered and thought-provoking analysis of mankind's major challenges and threats at the beginning of the 21st century.
In the chapter "No Extremism in Religion", the author focuses his attention on questions of inter-faith relations. He analyzes the consequences of the globalization, which is impacting on ethnic, cultural and national distinctiveness in the modern world. In the opinion of the author, religion has become a key factor in the preservation of ethnic and cultural identity.
The President of Kazakhstan rejects the concept of a global "Islamic threat". In his opinion, true Islam has nothing in common with the theology of those who purport to be Muslims but promote extrem-ist and terrorist activity.

EAJC Public Relations and Media Department