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Maya Ivanova explores how Gulrukhsor Safieva’s “Mirror of the Day” helped shape modern Tajik identity through language, memory, poetry and political courage.

Maya Ivanova and Mathieu Lemoine explore Sadriddin Aini’s legacy amid Central Asia’s debates over memory, identity and the shared history of Bukhara.

Timon Ostermeier analyses the new players in Central Asia's hydropower financing, taking a specific look at Rogun, the world's tallest dam.

Pieter Wijfker examines the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, finishing with Bishkek, Osh, and Dushanbe.

Nazpari Sotoudeh provides a deep dive of the bizarre case of arrested author Abdukhalil Kholiqzoda amid intensifying repression in Tajikistan

Timon Ostermeier takes a look at the ongoing expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation following the recent accession of Belarus

Lukas Baake reviews the Tajik film "Bratan," an entertaining roadtrip movie that also operates as a worthwhile portrait of brotherly care

Katherine Leung reviews short films from the Davra Collective, a growing roster of Central Asian artists, which screened at goEast

Sydney Millar looks at gender-based violence in Tajikistan and how prevailing cultural trends leave women with little recourse for help

Charlie Norman takes a look at the deepening regional cooperation in Central Asia and how a focus on local context is crucial