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Tajikistan’s Fallen Hero: Ardasher Munosibov
You are not Forgotten.
Berlin, Brussels (10/5 – 40)
In the vast mountain lands of Central Asia, a small…
Transforming Tajikistan: Between a Soviet Past and a Tajik Future
As historic buildings are demolished, some residents of Dushanbe mourn lost memories while others embrace…
Uzbekistan: The Central Asian country is opening up to the world, here’s why you…
Once closed off to tourists, the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan is now actively welcoming…
Stalin’s Holodomor in Kazakhstan, or a very brief guide to “The Goloshchekin…
The subject of Holodomor, an artificial famine of Stalin’s creation that took the lives of millions of…
Kazakhstan’s 1930s Famine Gets Dramatic but Imperfect Portrayal
“Will the truth ever be revealed?” exclaims one of the characters in the recent Kazakh movie, The Crying…
The Kazakh Famine of 1930-33 and the Politics of History in the Post-Soviet Space
Sparked by Stalin’s brutal policies, the Kazakh famine of 1930-1933 devastated Soviet Kazakhstan, leading to…
Kazakhstan Contributes to Global Interreligious and Interfaith Dialogue by Hosting…
More than a month ago, the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions was held in Astana.…
Papal Muslim engagement makes demands on Asian bishops
It is time the Asian Church engages with Islam in creative ways to help improve millions of lives
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Integrating Tajikistan’s Ismailis into a Global Network
Rows of sturdy, almost unnervingly elegant poplars line the river Gunt, which divides the town of Khorog,…
Kazakh Archeologists Find Ancient Khanaka Sufi Shrine in Turkestan
Scientists have found a khanaka, an ancient Sufi shrine, at the Kultobe settlement in Turkestan, during…