Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance Dr Diana Galeeva, Visiting Scholar to the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, will present her new book Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance, published by Routledge. The presentation will be followed by a response from Dr Matteo Fumagalli, Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews.Register here. About the BookIslam in Russia is a rare scholarly attempt to understand the tolerant nature of Islam in the modern Russian Federation since the state’s official acceptance of Islam.The book explores the key factors that have contributed, over time, to the establishment of a co-existent form of Islam in modern multi-ethnic and multinational Russia. It also probes discussion of the role that Russian Muslim intellectuals have played in forming contemporary Russian Islam. It concludes that the co-existent form of Islam in Russia can be linked to three key factors: its historical emergence, the intellectual culture, and strong regional identities.This original and engaging examination of the development and identity of Islam in Russia is a useful resource for students and scholars of Global Islam, Islam in Europe, History of Russia, Islamic History, Islamic Thought and Modern Religious History.BiographiesDr Diana Galeeva is a Visiting Scholar to the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge (UK). She has previously been an Associate Professor, Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities (UAE) (2021-2024), an Academic Visitor to OSGA, University of Oxford (UK) (2022-2023), a Visiting Fellow at Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (UK) (2023, 2021), and an Academic Visitor to St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford (UK) (2019-2022).Dr Galeeva is the author of three books: “Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance” (Routledge, 2024), “Russia and the GCC: The Case of Tatarstan’s Paradiplomacy” (I.B. Tauris/ Bloomsbury, 2023) and “Qatar: The Practice of Rented Power” (Routledge, 2022). She is also a co-editor of the collection “Post-Brexit Europe and UK: Policy Challenges Towards Iran and the GCC States” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). Her forthcoming monographs: “Encyclopaedia of Islam in Russia” (forthcoming with Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, 2026) and “The GCC States and the Caucasus: Geopolitics, Influence and Bilateral Relations” (I.B. Tauris/ Bloomsbury, 2026). Learn more about Dr Galeeva's work. Dr Matteo Fumagalli is Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, where he also serves as the Director of the Institute of Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus Studies (MECACS), and the Director of the Centre for Syrian Studies (CSS). Dr Fumagalli’s research interests lie at the intersection of the study of identities, ethnic conflict and violence and the (geo-)politics of natural resources. He has conducted research in the post-Soviet space (especially Central Asia and the Caucasus) and East Asia.Learn more about Dr Fumagalli's work. Nov 20 2025 13.00 - 14.15 Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance Dr Diana Galeeva, Visiting Scholar to the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, will present her new book Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance, published by Routledge. The presentation will be followed by a response from Dr Matteo Fumagalli, Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Online Register here
Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance Dr Diana Galeeva, Visiting Scholar to the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, will present her new book Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance, published by Routledge. The presentation will be followed by a response from Dr Matteo Fumagalli, Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews.Register here. About the BookIslam in Russia is a rare scholarly attempt to understand the tolerant nature of Islam in the modern Russian Federation since the state’s official acceptance of Islam.The book explores the key factors that have contributed, over time, to the establishment of a co-existent form of Islam in modern multi-ethnic and multinational Russia. It also probes discussion of the role that Russian Muslim intellectuals have played in forming contemporary Russian Islam. It concludes that the co-existent form of Islam in Russia can be linked to three key factors: its historical emergence, the intellectual culture, and strong regional identities.This original and engaging examination of the development and identity of Islam in Russia is a useful resource for students and scholars of Global Islam, Islam in Europe, History of Russia, Islamic History, Islamic Thought and Modern Religious History.BiographiesDr Diana Galeeva is a Visiting Scholar to the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge (UK). She has previously been an Associate Professor, Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities (UAE) (2021-2024), an Academic Visitor to OSGA, University of Oxford (UK) (2022-2023), a Visiting Fellow at Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (UK) (2023, 2021), and an Academic Visitor to St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford (UK) (2019-2022).Dr Galeeva is the author of three books: “Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance” (Routledge, 2024), “Russia and the GCC: The Case of Tatarstan’s Paradiplomacy” (I.B. Tauris/ Bloomsbury, 2023) and “Qatar: The Practice of Rented Power” (Routledge, 2022). She is also a co-editor of the collection “Post-Brexit Europe and UK: Policy Challenges Towards Iran and the GCC States” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). Her forthcoming monographs: “Encyclopaedia of Islam in Russia” (forthcoming with Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, 2026) and “The GCC States and the Caucasus: Geopolitics, Influence and Bilateral Relations” (I.B. Tauris/ Bloomsbury, 2026). Learn more about Dr Galeeva's work. Dr Matteo Fumagalli is Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, where he also serves as the Director of the Institute of Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus Studies (MECACS), and the Director of the Centre for Syrian Studies (CSS). Dr Fumagalli’s research interests lie at the intersection of the study of identities, ethnic conflict and violence and the (geo-)politics of natural resources. He has conducted research in the post-Soviet space (especially Central Asia and the Caucasus) and East Asia.Learn more about Dr Fumagalli's work. Nov 20 2025 13.00 - 14.15 Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance Dr Diana Galeeva, Visiting Scholar to the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, will present her new book Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance, published by Routledge. The presentation will be followed by a response from Dr Matteo Fumagalli, Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Online Register here
Nov 20 2025 13.00 - 14.15 Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance Dr Diana Galeeva, Visiting Scholar to the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, will present her new book Islam in Russia: Formations of Tolerance, published by Routledge. The presentation will be followed by a response from Dr Matteo Fumagalli, Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews.
