Tajik children’s treacherous journey to school
Herald Report Some 300 children from four villages in the Vahdat district of Tajikistan must make a treacherous
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Independent Tajik news agency facing ‘targeted disruption’
Herald Report The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Tajik authorities to investigate the “apparently targeted disruption” of
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In Mongolia, snow leopard reserve gets bigger and better
Its a great news for snow leopards and local herding communities: the Mongolian government has decided to expand the Tost
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Documenting the dying musical traditions
https://vimeo.com/292228936 A documentary by an award-winning Pakistani filmmaker shows the lives of traditional musicians, musical instrument makers and the challenges
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Central Asian steppes mutely watch Taliban’s surge
by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Compared to the events two decades ago when the Afghan Taliban appeared in the Amu Darya
Read MoreTajik man emerges in Afghanistan as leader of IS unit of CA fighters
Sayvaly Shafiev leads a group of about 200 fighters from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and other Central Asian countries in Afghanistan, says
Read MoreWILDNESS. Bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
In the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, thousands of young girls and women are kidnapped every year to be forced
Read MoreTrilingual education in Kazakhstan: what to expect
While the only existing studies consider trilingualism in Kazakhstan in general, this research aims to identify possible risks and prospects
Read MoreUzbekistan carpets: history and traditions
When we talk about the carpets of Central Asia, we typically mean those produced by Turkmens. However, the production of
Read MoreFood poisoning kills 14 prison inmates in Tajikistan
Tajikistan has opened a criminal investigation after 14 prison inmates died of food poisoning while being transferred from Tajikistan’s
Read MoreBuddhist heritage of Chitral
Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir reflects on Chitral’s place in what was once a largely Buddhist region Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir
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An example to all: Mongolian herders who took on a corporate behemoth – and won
Displaced from their land by multinational mining companies, nomadic herders defied the odds to preserve their heritage for future generations
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In Tajik mountains, Pamiris keep unique culture alive
Herald Special In remote Tajik mountains, Pamiris keep unique culture alive. The Pamir mountains of northern Tajikistan are sometimes known
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The Central Asia collection at the British Library
Zaynab Mukhammad-Dost The Turkish and Turkic Collections at the British Library are the largest collections of manuscript and printed material
Read MoreFestival of togetherness
Herald Report The University of Central Asia (UCA) organised the “Festival of Togetherness” on its campus in Khorog, Tajikistan, recently. Badakhshan TV
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