· November, 2006

Stories about Turkmenistan from November, 2006

Arabisc: Plagiarism, Arrests, Bans and Democracy!

  23 November 2006

The Arabs are as usual busy this week debating anything and everything, from plagiarism to the arrest of bloggers, and from banning public meetings to embarrising George Bush Senior at a conference held in the UAE. Ahmed from Egypt had always wanted to become a journalist. But because not all...

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

  10 November 2006

Club in Almaty/Kazakhstan – (c) Christopher Herwig – www.herwigphoto.com Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogospheres. A lot has happened over the past two weeks – so let's get down to business straightaway. Political crisis in Kyrgyzstan… The stalemate between opposition and the Bakiyev/Kulov administration...

Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan: Steinmeier

  6 November 2006

neweurasia reports on the visits of Germany's foreign minister to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Both trips were part of a region-wide tour that comes as Germany works on a comprehensive Central Asia policy to promote during its coming EU presidency.

Turkmenistan: Murad

  1 November 2006

Leila profiles Murad, a musician from Turkmenistan who plays the dutar (a two-stringed instrument) and is part of The Silk Road Band.