Adil Nurmakov · January, 2008

Latest posts by Adil Nurmakov from January, 2008

Uzbekistan: Nadira's Story

  25 January 2008

Ben links to a few stories discussing Nadira Alieva’s new London theatre show, in which she recounts her life before and after she met ex-ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray.

Uzbekistan: No Refuge from the Cold

  23 January 2008

Nathan reports that Uzbeks are suffering from severe shortages of heat and natural gas. Winter gas shortages have been par for the course in Uzbekistan in recent years, but with this winter being particularly cold, they’re having a much greater impact this year.

Kazkahstan: IKEA Comes to Kazakhstan

  23 January 2008

Joshua Foust reports that IKEA, the discount Swedish retailer which furnished a swath of my apartment, is penetrating the Kazakhstani market with opening two giant stores in Kazakhstan—one in Astana, and one in Almaty.

Afghanistan: How to produce opium

  21 January 2008

Bipasha Ray says that Intrepid Independent reporter Patrick Cockburn finds that Afghans are helping Iraqi farmers grow poppy and produce opium, as traditional crops of oranges and pomegranates prove to be insufficient to provide a living wage.