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Tajikistan

Aga Khan, Muslim Spiritual Leader and Philanthropist, Dies at 88

Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world’s Shi’ite Ismaili Muslims, has passed away at the age of 88…

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Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s Crackdown on Independent Media Signals Decline of True Journalism

Tajikistan’s Crackdown on Independent Media Continues with Journalist Jailed and Another Facing 17 Years Tajikistan has once again made headlines…

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Kyrgyz

Kyrgyzstan’s Ban on Islamic Niqab Sparks Concerns of Women’s Alienation

Kyrgyzstan Bans Islamic Niqab in Public Places Kyrgyzstan has joined other countries in Muslim-majority Central Asia by banning the Islamic…

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Kyrgyz

Reintroduction of Mountain Elk in Kyrgyzstan

Activists in central Kyrgyzstan are making efforts to restore the local ecosystem by reintroducing elk to a nature reserve. The…

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Tajikistan

Central Asian Migrants Detained in Russian Jails Without Proper Food Access

Migrant Detention Centers in Russia Struggle with Overcrowding and Food Shortages Amid a crackdown on undocumented migrants in Russia following…

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Tajikistan

Concerns Grow Over Foreign Fighters Rising in Syria’s New Army

Syria’s new rulers have made headlines for appointing several foreign Islamist fighters to high-ranking military positions, causing concern among their…

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