Tag: Tajikistan
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… [...]
“I only needed a passport” : In Ukraine, Central Asian prisoners of wars caught between loyalty and regret
Citizens from Central Asia now represent the largest group of foreign nationals fighting in the Russian army. Novastan spoke with several of them after their capture by Ukrainian forces. [...]
Traffic on the road to Gharm
Wherever you are, when a herd is on the road, cars have to wait. Gharm, Tajikistan. Credits: Etienne de Vaumas (France) Find… [...]
Tajik women reveal themselves through the “I am Tajik and…” trend
Faced with archaic social expectations, Tajik women are expressing their exhaustion through a new coded language on social media. Built around the phrase “I am Tajik”, many personal testimonies… [...]
Tajikistan’s contribution to the war effort during the Second World War
Local historian Gafur Chermatov details how the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic contributed to the war effort during the Second World War, known in the USSR as the Great Patriotic… [...]
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“Hafiz Saifullaev’s prose marks a fruitful turning point in Russian-language Tajik literature”
The short story collection Hold Me in Your Arms, by Hafiz Saifullaev, has been nominated for the Sadriddin Ayni Literary Prize. The book Hold Me in Your Arms… [...]
Lack of resources in Afghanistan undermines security on the border with Tajikistan
A recent report by a UN group reveals that the Taliban have sharply reduced the number of their security forces, disproportionately so in the region bordering Tajikistan. These budget… [...]
Postcards from Tajikistan
A classic scene in Tajikistan: at the end of a flower-lined avenue with immaculately trimmed borders, the portrait of President … [...]
Top-level cycling
At an altitude of 3,650 metres, sport—even at a beginner’s level—requires stamina and training. Murghob, the highest town in Tajikistan. Credits: Simone Bergonzi (Italy, @simobergz)… [...]
Fascinated
Somewhere along the Pamir Highway… From your jeep, you gaze at the snow-capped peaks, sometimes for eight hours a day, but you never tire of it. Credit:… [...]
Spring in Murghob
Rivers are usually the meeting point for women and kids during the day. This one is taken outside of Murghob shortly before sunset. On Wednesday 8 April… [...]