FEATURES OF THE STATE RELIGIOUS STUDIES EXPERTISE IN THE CIS COUNTRIES AND THE ROLE IN THE PREVENTION OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM

Abstract

This article analyses the experience of state religious expertise in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), including Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The article examines the methods and practices of the expertise, as well as its role in countering the ideology of religious extremism. Through analyses of law, official documents and academic research, the effectiveness of mechanisms for controlling religious activity is assessed. The article contains the main problems and challenges faced by these countries in the context of religious policy, and offers recommendations for improving the process of state religious expertise, taking into account the threats of religious extremism. The paper aims to broaden understanding of the mechanisms of religious sphere regulation in the CIS countries and to find ways to improve these mechanisms in order to counter religious extremism.