Ali Shir Navayi and the rich world of Turkic-Persian poetry
Ali Shir Navayi a Turkic poet, writer, politician, linguist, and mystic, was the greatest representative of Chagatai literature and left a lasting impact on Central Asian
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Feminism in Central Asia: what went wrong?
Zulaykho Usmanova addressing Women Forum in Dushanbe Feminism is not adequately perceived in Central Asian societies, writes Lolisanam Ulugova in
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Uzbek authorities launch probe into dam burst
The newly-built Sardoba reservoir breached its wall on May 1 prompting a mass evacuation Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoev meets with evacuees
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Tajikistan bans Russified surnames
Lawmakers in a move to revive traditional names approve a bill banning identification documents containing Russified surname News Desk DUSHANBE:
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Kyrgyz Tablighi infecting others after refusing to self-quarantine
Police in Kyrgyzstan’s northeastern Naryn province are preparing charges against a man infected with the coronavirus who refused to
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Central Asian regimes and power transit models
Modern Central Asian regimes remain autocratic, but are they to become hereditary quasi monarchies in the near future? At
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1931: The Silk Road meets the auto age
From the National Geographic archives, a look back at the Citroën-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition. By BILL JONES GEORGES-MARIE HAARDT was
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Kazakh, Kyrgyz nomads under Soviet rule
In his book, Nomads and Soviet Rule: Central Asia under Lenin and Stalin (I.B. Tauris, 2018), Alun Thomas examines the
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Tajik fashion and challenges of achieving a global breakthrough
Could this be the long-awaited breakthrough sought by Tajik artists that have been trying to send a message to the
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Tajikistan seeks extradition of fighters, recruiters for IS
RFE/RL Four Islamic State (IS) extremists that Dushanbe is trying to extradite from Syria include Tajik militants linked
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How Ikat accompanied history in Central Asia
Ikat is a fabric that got its name from the resist dye technique used to make its patterns. But Professor
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At least 15 killed, 40 injured in Kazakhstan plane crash
In this handout photo provided by the Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, police and rescuers work on
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The art of neighbourhoods
Border dynamics, natural resources, and mobility in Central Asia
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Crafts and couture from Central Asia festival
From October 10 to October 13, the George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies hosted the “Crafts and
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17 killed in IS attack on Tajik border post
The reported shoot-out near the Uzbek and Afghan borders will concern Russia and China as well. The attack in Tajikistan
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