Tag: Tajikistan
A walk at the edge of the mountains
A woman walks through the mountains of Tajikistan, a book clutched tightly in her hand. An ordinary, everyday scene, set against the backdrop of the arid landscapes of the… [...]
Bruce Pannier: “Central Asians never viewed their region as Russia’s backyard”
From photocopied Central Asian newspapers in the 1990s to YouTube investigations and exile media today, Bruce Pannier traces how journalism in the region has changed - and why independent voices… [...]
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… [...]
Shepherdesses
High in the mountains of Tajikistan, two young girls lead their small herd of cows to pasture. Photo credit: Cyril Caldero (France) Find… [...]
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… [...]