Category: Society
Between integration and inheritance: How Armenians in Uzbekistan are redefining community
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At home in Central Asia: the lives and identity of the Lyuli/Mughat
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In the Country of Özbeg: Photographing Uzbekistan 136 Years After Paul Nadar
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“A public lesson to everybody”: Kazakhstan convicts feminist and LGBTI rights activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva
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“Heritage is something alive”: Ganzorig Miimaa reimagines Mongolia through photography
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“This is the right time to engage with Uzbekistan”: Gulnoza Ismailova on education, talent and the country’s future
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From Central Asia to America: The Koryo-Saram Diaspora Finds a New Voice
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How Central Asia became home for the Koryo-Saram
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Money, boxes and absent men: the hidden economy reshaping Central Asia
At Central Asian airports, remittances do not always look like money. They can look like taped cardboard boxes arriving from Istanbul, oversized suitcases from Moscow, bags of clothes bought… [...]
The Hidden Weight of Divorce in Kyrgyzstan: Why Its Social Consequences Remain Gendered
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Between Extended Family and Personal Boundaries: How Parenting is Changing in Kazakhstan
Every year on June 1st, Kazakhstan celebrates International Children’s Day. In many cities, it is marked with concerts, theater performances, and free activities for children. For families, it is… [...]
In Tajikistan, daughters-in-law face a hidden system of control
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