Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from March, 2006
Kyrgyzstan: Allah's Rooster
Registan.net has news of a rooster in Kyrgyzstan's city of Osh that reportedly says “Allah” over and over again. The chicken is credited with turning at least a few people...
Central Asia: Snow Leopards
James of neweurasia says that economic incentives may be behind the rise in Central Asia's snow leopard population. Their numbers, though, are still dangerously low.
Mongolia: TV on the Steppe
Just because one leads a nomadic life doesn't mean one should suffer poor television reception. Shards of Mongolia writes that reception stands to get much better for Mongolia's nomads soon.
Uyghurs: The Prince of Pop
The Opposite End of China has another helping of Uyghur pop video, this time featuring Mominjan Ablekim, the prince of Uyghur pop.
Mongolia: New Political Party
Shards of Mongolia notes that Mongolia is one political party richer.
Caucasus: Education
At young caucasus women, young women from Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia discuss issues related to education in their countries.
Kyrgyzstan: Revolution Day
The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on the planning of festivities to mark the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's revolution, in which protests caused the collapse of Askar Akaev's government.
Armenia: Progress
Zarchka reports that there are small signs of progress in the music played on Armenian transit.
Belarus: “Denim Revolution” Unlikely to Succeed
Sean Guillory guest-blogs at Publius Pundit on the upcoming election in Belarus: current president Aleksandr Lukashenko, opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich, opposition youth group “Zubr” – and the unlikeliness of another...
Uyghurs: Girl band from Uzbekistan
Via ESWN, The Opposite End of China offers a pop video of an Uzbek Uyghur girl band, singing and dancing in their own video.
Armenia: “Rabiz”
Christian Garbis writes about the music, social stereotype, and culture of “rabiz” in Armenia.
Mongolia: Mining
Shards of Mongolia says that mining is big business in Mongolia, and it looks to get bigger if the country does in fact sit on the world's largest gold and...
Armenia: The Cost of Dying
Zarchka writes about the cost of dying in Armenia.
Tajikistan: Economic Education
“Tajik Boy” writes that he hopes that Tajik educators currently in the US learning about the delivery of economics education pick up valuable skills to bring back to Tajikistan.
Armenia: Waitressing
Nessuna writes about the trials, tribulations, and joys of waitressing in Armenia.
Russia: “The 9th Platoon”
Charlie Ganske of Russia Blog reviews “The 9th Platoon,” an extremely expensive and popular Russian movie about the 1980s war in Afghanistan.
Afghan Whispers: Justice, Discrimination & Poor Animals
Afghan Warrior is upset that a former intelligence chief during communist period was condemned but others who have done worse holding responsibilities in government. The blogger says “It's so sad...
Armenia: Notes from the Blogosphere
Oneworld Multimedia carries roundups of the English-language and Armenian-language Armenian blogospheres.
Armenia: Korfball
Zarchka of Life Around Me writes about korfball in Armenia and says she is excited that a team from her country will be playing in the first youth world championship...
Central Asia: Navruz
The Golden Road to Samarqand notes that Navruz is on its way and looks at the different ways that the holiday is celebrated in Central Asia.
Mongolia: Corruption and Censorship
Shards of Mongolia says that corruption in the Mongolian government causes it to not do enough to stop censorship, and that if it truly wants to claim itself as a...
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