Uzbek filmmaker Ruslan Saliyev says the title of his new feature-length documentary, Dreamers, reflects the essence of the Jadidists, a progressive Islamic movement that flourished briefly amid the ...

From the Publisher: From a critically acclaimed author-a comprehensive history of the part of the world currently making headlines. The former Soviet republics of Central Asia comprise a sprawling, ...

Before the debates began to rage around the world about which statues should be permitted to stand, a small town in Uzbekistan resurrected its own contentious memorial to a thorny passage of history.

Central Asia was once home to several bustling trade cities. Today, traveling through them reawakens a distant, though not forgotten, past. By Aatish Taseer IT WAS OCTOBER in Tashkent. The broad ...

What surprised me most while writing Silk Mirage was that despite the litany of abuses that Uzbeks have experienced over the ...

Upon arriving in the freezing capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, my priorities were to get a local SIM card and book a cab to my hotel — tasks I assumed would be straightforward. Little did I know that ...

Uzbekistan is reclaiming and preserving its rich cultural heritage through the work of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Tashkent. Guided by national initiatives, the Center for Islamic ...

Explore the White Wolves’ path to qualification for a maiden FIFA World Cup. Follow their road to the tournament with the latest on their fixtures, group and coach. Three-and-a-half decades after they ...

Uzbekistan are going to the U-17 World Cup as Asian champions, and coach Islombek Ismoilov is confident they can shine on the global stage. Two years ago, Uzbekistan provided one of the stories of the ...