Culture & History
Harmonizing Heritage: One Woman’s Quest To Revolutionize How Audiences Experience a Centuries-Old Kazakh Instrument
One woman’s quest to modernize one of the most-sacred instruments in the Turkic world sparks a much-needed debate over the spirit of music in Kazakhstan.
By Zhanar Adylbek
November 3, 2023
How a Kazakh Teacher Keeps the Spirit of Nauryz Alive
In a rural village in eastern Kazakhstan, 75 kilometers from the country’s border with China, a local teacher has galvanized her fellow residents for the last 25 years in reviving a holiday that was once banned during the Soviet Union.
By Zhanar Adylbek
March 29, 2023
In a Time of Crisis, the Kyrgyz Nation Unites to Help
When a government emergency initiative to help displaced citizens along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border came underway, the people of Kyrgyzstan demonstrated their generosity.
By Rasmiia Abasova
October 26, 2022
Edgu Bilig, a New Online Magazine, Set to Make History
When a small group of women gathered in early 2021 to launch an all-English magazine, little did they realize they would be making history too.
By Staff Writer
August 12, 2022
