· April, 2013

Stories about Tajikistan from April, 2013

‘Awe-Inspiring Fortresses’ in Eastern Tajikistan

  27 April 2013

Caravanistan presents a collection of images of the “awe-inspiriting fortresses” in the eastern Tajik region of Badakhshan (or GBAO). The ruins of these fortresses, some of which are still used by Tajik border guards, suggest that “life was once very different here”.

Tajikistan: ‘High Heels for Higher Learning’

  6 April 2013

Emma Sabzalieva writes about the controversy surrounding a dress code introduced recently at a university in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The dress code requires that female students wear high heeled shoes and single-block color clothes to classes. The blogger asks: Could it really be that the rector believes that ordering such...