An introduction to islam in Uzbekistan -- Islam and the state before Soviet rule -- Islam and the state in the Soviet Union -- Religious leaders of the Soviet era -- Muhammad Sodiq Mohammad Yusuf -- Uzbekistan's theologian -- Islam in the communities -- Islamic revival in the Uzbek communities -- "Managing islam" since independence -- The rise of radical islam in Uzbekistan -- The islamic movement of Uzbekistan in Tajikistan and Afghanistan -- The post-9/11 world.