April in Central Asia: the reemergence of anti-Chinese protests in Kazakhstan
Tensions are rising in Kazakhstan over China's political and economic influence in the country and the continued detention of ethnic Kazakhs in China's Xinjiang province.
Hearing Kazakhstan: Talasbek Asemkulov’s A Life at Noon and the words between the music
"The author’s passion for music and culture is enough for the novel to deliver a fascinating portrait of Kazak culture and a definitive record of the words between the music".
Zhanar Sekerbayeva: “I would be proud to say that Kazakhstan achieved such social and political changes in my lifetime” – feminist politics and organization in Kazakhstan
Researcher SvetLana Peshkova talks to queer activist and feminist Zhanar Sekerbayeva about feminist organizing and politics in Kazakhstan.
Breaking the Chains: the story of Leyla Zuleikha Makhmudova
Leyla Zuleikha Makhmudova is a civic activist and co-founder of FemAgora, a Central Asian festival of gender equality. In a conversation with Adamdar/CA, Leyla spoke about Central Asian feminism, [...]
Pop Feminism: how Central Asian artists are using social media to create change
Aigerim Nurseitova guides us through a new generation of Central Asian artists who are striving to change society through their art and social media presence.
March in Central Asia: refusing to be silenced – a new wave of protest In Kazakhstan
All over Kazahkstan, people are coming together, demanding fair elections and democratic reform. Sydney Millar on whether we are watching the emergence of a Kazakh spring.
An Ode to All the Women Who Made Me
I sit down and think about all the women who made me. All the silent suffering, invisible effort, and unappreciated work that went into being dutiful daughters, sisters, wives, and mothers. These [...]
The Election of a Strongman: some post-election reflections
Joseph Elgars on how the recent election of Sadyr Japarov as Kyrgyzstan's new president might change domestic and international dynamics.
The Return to Romanticism: interview with Crimean Tatar folk artist Mamut Churlu
Mamut Churlu is part of the mass return of Tatar repatriates to the Crimean Peninsula at the fall of the Soviet Union. Churlu worked for years in Uzbekistan and Russia on researching folk art [...]
