An American in Dushanbe: How Studying Persian in Tajikistan Affects U.S. Students’ Language Learning
I remember locking myself in the bathroom the first time I visited Tajikistan. My host parents’ guests asked me questions…
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Paying Tribute to the “Last of the Great Masters of Central Asian Studies, “ Edward Allworth
Orhan Babakurban, a New York-based banker with roots in Central Asia, recently launched a tribute website to Edward Allworth (1920-2016),…
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The Fight for the Right to Speak Kyrgyz in Kyrgyzstan’s Capital
On October 22, Kyrgyzstani businessperson and political activist Umay Arykova published a video filmed by a young Kyrgyz man at…
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