THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN THE POLITICAL LIFE OF UZBEKISTAN IN THE 1990S - THE FIRST HALF OF THE 2000S

The article reveals the man problems related to the Islamic factor in the political life of Uzbekistan. The crucial issue of gaining poltical dentity is the attitude of States to human rights and the Islamic factor. Since the Republc was part of the USSR for a long time, an atheistic paradigm prevailed in political life. The Islamic factor is becoming a key factor in the problem of gaining cultural and national identity in Central Asia, as part of the national elite saw sovereign States under the flag of Islam and Sharia law. The authors note that the independence of States has set their leadership a serious task to preserve the man gains of the social state and the acquisition of religious identity in the lives of citizens of the country. The article shows the experience of harmonious coexistence of different faiths in a region where citizens retain their basic rights.