Ikat is a fabric that got its name from the resist dye technique used to make its patterns. But Professor Elmira Gyul, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, explains about ikat from a different perspective not as a unique artistic creation, but as a social phenomenon whose role has changed from …

The criticism of Western policy by the so-called free press within narrow bounds has subtle effect of imposing the hegemonic doctrine of imperialism, serves the western dominant intellectual culture and its institutions, says Prof Noam Chomsky

Even if we change our emissions now, we are committed to a lot of ice melt, says Prof. Kääb. Image credit: Sharada Prasad We need to understand how glaciers are shrinking in order to better adapt to climate change impacts such as changes to water supply, landslides, and avalanches, says Prof Andreas Kääb from the University of Oslo in Norway …

High Asia offers a great prospect for building a safer world for billions of people and needs trans-boundary solutions engaging India, Pakistan, Afghanistan China, Nepal, and the Central Asian States by declaring the region an ecological state and its population as ecology citizens, writes Amir Hussain.  Five hundred years ago, in the days of big empires, one would look like a …

  By Farman Ali We are pleased to announce the soft launching of the High Asia TV transmission with an exclusive talk show on the geostrategic, ecological and economic importance of the less known High Asia region also called as ‘Roof of the World”, a metaphoric description of the complex of mountain ranges comprising the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Pamir, Tian Shan, …

In this handout photo provided by the Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, police and rescuers work on the side of a plane crash near Almaty International Airport, outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, Friday, Dec. 27: photo via AP) ALMATY: A passenger plane carrying nearly 100 people crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday after takeoff, slamming …

President Rahmanov’s son-in-law Shamsullo, pictured in the blue suit, controls a vast amount of wealth in Tajikistan. DUSHANBE: Three months ago, the Faroz company was one of the most successful business conglomerates in Tajikistan, controlled by none other than President Emomali Rahmon’s wealthy son-in-law, Shamsullo Sohibov. But at the height of that success, Faroz dropped a bombshell and announced it …

The four brothers at the heart of the Abdukadyr family business. Photo OCCRP. Tycoon at the centre of the Kyrgyz corruption scandal poured millions into EU, US real estate, reveals a report by a consortium of investigative journalists. Herald Report A Central Asian cargo tycoon at the centre of controversy in Kyrgyzstan over massive sums spirited out of the country …

Herald Report Soviet architecture in Central Asia, as the name tells, is a fusion of Soviet modernity with traditional Central Asian culture that remains remarkable to this day, writes Xeniya Mironova, in Voice on Central Asia website. Persian and Islamic motifs can be still found among Soviet buildings in Dushanbe, Tashkent, Almaty, and Bishkek. But these buildings are becoming exceedingly …

  Parliamentarians green-light bill that will legalise 20,000 stateless residents from former Soviet republics DUSHANBE: Tajik lawmakers have approved a bill on the mass legalization of stateless residents of the Central Asian nation from other former Soviet republics. According to the bill approved on December 11, some 20,000 illegal residents, many of whom settled in Tajikistan shortly before and after …