Category: Gender

Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan: A Reflection of Conservative Values?

Kyrgyz brides and bridegrooms pray in the central mosque during a mass wedding ceremony in the capital Bishkek on October 30, 2013. Fifty couples took part in the mass wedding ceremony sponsored by a state company. AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

By Nadira Mukhamejan and Aidana Zhakypbekova Nadira Mukhamejan is a master’s student in International Master in Security, Strategy and Intelligence (IMSISS) with a BA in International Relations from the Kazakh-German… Continue reading Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan: A Reflection of Conservative Values?

Women Forging Peace in the Ferghana Valley? An Analysis of Gender Inclusion in Peacebuilding and Transboundary Water Resource Management Projects in the Ferghana Valley

by Jahan Taganova and Jaclyn Best with contributions from Annagul Yaryyeva, Zaida Aurora Cholico Santoyo, Mekan Narliyev Jahan Taganova is a Turkmenistani activist, feminist, and professional who works at the… Continue reading Women Forging Peace in the Ferghana Valley? An Analysis of Gender Inclusion in Peacebuilding and Transboundary Water Resource Management Projects in the Ferghana Valley

Facilitators of Societal Change? Exploring Educated-Abroad Youth’s Potential to Advance Gender Equality in Turkmenistan Through Civic Activism

By Rustam Muhamedov Muhamedov Rustam was a Spring 2021CAAFP Fellow. He is an independent researcher focusing on social-political and security developments in Turkmenistan and wider Central Asia. He is currently… Continue reading Facilitators of Societal Change? Exploring Educated-Abroad Youth’s Potential to Advance Gender Equality in Turkmenistan Through Civic Activism

Women Face-to-Face with Domestic Abuse during COVID-19 Lockdown: The Case of Kyrgyzstan

By Asylai Akisheva Asylai Akisheva is a PhD candidate at Koç University Law School (Turkey). Her main area of research includes Legal Gender Studies and Women’s Rights. She holds an… Continue reading Women Face-to-Face with Domestic Abuse during COVID-19 Lockdown: The Case of Kyrgyzstan

The Nazarbayev Generation. Youth in Kazakhstan

The Nazarbayev Generation. Youth in Kazakhstan EDITED BY MARLENE LARUELLE – CONTRIBUTIONS BY AZIZ BURKHANOV; ULAN BIGOZHIN; DOUGLAS BLUM; REUEL R. HANKS; SABINA INSEBAYEVA; RICO ISAACS; AZAMAT K. JUNISBAI; BARBARA JUNISBAI; KARLYGASH KABATOVA;… Continue reading The Nazarbayev Generation. Youth in Kazakhstan

Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education in Kazakhstan

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By Karlygash Kabatova CAP Fellows Paper 200 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Karlygash Kabatova is a researcher currently interested in how society development and sexuality education interrelate. Together with a… Continue reading Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education in Kazakhstan

Emigration of “Crème de la crème” in Uzbekistan. A Gender Perspective

Central Asia Fellowship Papers No. 8, March 2015 By Marina Kayumova Marina Kayumova (Uzbekistan) has considerable international work experience, during which she was exposed to a variety of projects within public and private… Continue reading Emigration of “Crème de la crème” in Uzbekistan. A Gender Perspective

Quotes on Quotas? Political Representation of Women in Kyrgyzstan in the 2007 and 2010 Convocations

Central Asia Fellowship Papers No. 7, March 2015 By Natalia Zakharchenko Natalia Zakharchenko (Kyrgyzstan) is an alumni of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. She is currently working as an Assistant to a baseline study at… Continue reading Quotes on Quotas? Political Representation of Women in Kyrgyzstan in the 2007 and 2010 Convocations

The Hidden War Against Women: Health Care in Afghanistan

Voices From Central Asia No. 4, August 2012 By Sima Samar Afghanistan has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world, and one in four children who succumb before the age… Continue reading The Hidden War Against Women: Health Care in Afghanistan