Tag: silk road
The Silk Road Paradigm and the Dilemma of In-Between
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At the big market in Dushanbe
The capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe is historically a city of commerce. [...]
Patchworks
Leaning over a pile of embroidered fabrics called suzanis, a man wearing an atlas-patterned waistcoat tidies up his shop in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Once an… [...]
Workshop and study rooms of the Registan
For centuries, the Registan has housed Islamic students, artisans and shopkeepers inside its protective gates. The tradition continues today and helps preserve the patrimony of the… [...]
Rennes − Almaty by bike, one Breton’s crazy journey
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Laurent Mahé, 44, of France decided to ride by bike from Brittany to Kazakhstan. Right before his departure, on the 4th of May, Novastan got… [...]