The vast area called Central Asia is home for more than 100 million people. A large majority of Central Asians are Muslims though there are … [Read more...]
Muslims of Almaty, major city of Kazakhstan
Nestled in a valley surrounded on three sides by the massive Tien Shan mountains, Almaty sits huddled in the south east corner of the largest of the … [Read more...]
Love Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is geographically somewhat smaller than the United Kingdom, but it is very mountainous (1,500-2,500 metres), leaving only 7 per cent of its … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan's repression
The government of Turkmenistan is one of the worst persecutors of Christians in the world. Only the Russian Orthodox Church and government-sanctioned … [Read more...]
Persecution in Turkmenistan
Surviving in Turkmenistan, Central Asia Turkmenistan is not often a subject of the international news media but it did get some attention in … [Read more...]
Marriage in Tajikistan
A Muslim Woman's empty dreams Tonight, the respected businessman Sharif is going to visit Nazira's family. On the telephone he said he wants to talk … [Read more...]
Muslims of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
| · Population: 2,300,000+ Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, lies in a great oasis along the Chirchik River in the foothills of the Tian Shan … [Read more...]
Muslims in the Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan
For centuries the Ferghana Valley was an important link on the trade route called the "Silk Road", used by merchants traveling between Europe and the … [Read more...]
The Dungan Muslim peoples of Central Asia
| · Population: 110,000 (estimated) The Dungans are a people group of about 110,000 people in the three Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan, … [Read more...]
Love Dagestan Visit Makhachkala
| · Population: 650,000 (est.) | · Dagestan Population: 2,910,249 In the course of the migration of peoples the Avars were pushed westwards out … [Read more...]
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