Category: Tajikistan
“I survived things. But I also built things”: Nilofar Ayoubi on Afghan women, exile and resistance
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At home in Central Asia: the lives and identity of the Lyuli/Mughat
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Who Made the Nations of Central Asia?
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Iran, Central Asia and the Limits of Academic Geography
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When the clarinet speaks Uzbek: bringing an overlooked classical repertoire to the world
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Central Asia’s Forests Under Pressure
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From the Pamirs to the Aral Sea: Following the Amu Darya Through Central Asia
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From Bukhara to Queens: The Global Journey of the Bukharan Jews
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The Vocabulary of Reform: Why Central Asia Is Reimagining Its Political Traditions
From Kazakhstan’s Kurultai to Uzbekistan’s Mahalla, governments across Central Asia are increasingly framing political reform through institutions rooted in local history rather than imported political models. For much… [...]
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… [...]
What lies beneath Central Asia? Rare earths, critical minerals and the new race for resources
Central Asia is often described as the next frontier in the global race for rare earths. The reality is both more promising and more complicated. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and their… [...]
Bukhara Before the Border: Aini and the Politics of Tajik-Uzbek Memory
Some books are interesting because they tell a story. The Sands of Oxus: Boyhood Reminiscences of Sadriddin Aini is interesting because it captures an entire world at the moment… [...]