January 2018

Iconic Places in Central Asia. The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites explained by Jeanne Féaux de la Croix

January 29, 2018

Interview Dr. Jeanne Féaux de la Croix Dr. Jeanne Féaux de la Croix is a social anthropologist at the University of Tübingen in Germany. She specializes in environmental issues and…

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7 min

Photo

Dushanbe Buses and What It Means to Live in a Capital City

January 25, 2018

Author Karolina Kluczewska Karolina Kluczewska is a Maria Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow and a PhD student at the University of St.Andrews, Scotland. She is writing about development aid in Tajikistan, looking…

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10 min

Kazakhstan’s New Latin Alphabet Project Spurs Discussions Online

January 23, 2018

Debates over the new Kazakh Latin alphabet have united Kazakh- and Russian-speaking communities, both of which have taken to the web to criticize what they consider an inappropriate alphabet. In…

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19 min

China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia

January 19, 2018

The NAC-NU Central Asia Studies Program, in partnership with GW’s Central Asia Program, has published a book on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its impact in Central Asia.…

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5 min

An Insight Into Soviet Archives on Islam

January 17, 2018

Russian Perspectives on Islam (islamperspectives.org) is a unique collection of materials that documents the encounter and evolving relationship between the Orthodox/secular state and the Islamic regions, groups, individuals, and ideologies…

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8 min

Society

Discussing Women’s Religiosity and Religious Observance with Dr. Rano Turaeva

January 11, 2018

In Central Asia, women’s religiosity is judged mostly on their appearance. But it’s not that simple, argues Dr. Rano Turaeva About Rano Turaeva Dr. Rano Turaeva is an associated researcher…

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8 min

Street Art as a Public Forum in Kazakhstan: Pasha Cas

January 4, 2018

If freedom of expression is a necessary component for public debates to occur and for a public sphere to function, how does the public sphere operate in societies with restricted…

Iconic Places in Central Asia. The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites explained by Jeanne Féaux de la Croix

Dushanbe Buses and What It Means to Live in a Capital City

Kazakhstan’s New Latin Alphabet Project Spurs Discussions Online

China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia

An Insight Into Soviet Archives on Islam

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