Re-Evaluating Georgia’s Position in the South Caucasus Conflict
In the 1990s, Pres. Eduard Shevardnadze declared that “Transcaucasia is our mutual home,” implying that Azeris, Armenians, and Georgians could live together peacefully in the region, just as they do…
The Central Asia Program and the Embassy of Uzbekistan invite you to a movie night!
On September 11, 2001, Flight 101 was a routine flight from Tashkent to Birmingham to New York. The passengers, a diverse mix of Jews, African Americans, Pakistanis, Uzbeks, Russians, and…
Uzbekistan’s Independence Day Concert
In celebration of Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Central Asia Program and the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United States are delighted to invite…
Book presentation: “Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon”
Born in Shor-Tyube, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, in 1951, Dungan ethnographer and creative writer Ali Dzhon is widely regarded as the pre-eminent writer on the material and spiritual culture…
New Books in Asian Studies: Uyghur Identity and Culture: A Global Diaspora in a Time of Crisis
Elliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University 1957 E Street, NW | Washington, DC | 20052Room 602, 6th floor1957 E St NWWashington, DC 20052 Join the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and Central Asia Program for a talk with the editors of the new volume Uyghur…
