Culture & History
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Houston Uzbek Community Marks Memorial for Uzbekistan National Poet Abdulla Oripov’s Anniversary
Texas Uzbeks gather to honor legacy of Abdullah Oripov.
By Akylai Ozbekova
November 12, 2025
Family’s YouTube Quest and Scholar’s Lifelong Crusade Guard Works of Turkmenistan’s National Poet, Magtymguly Pyragy
A Houston family and Arizona scholar unite across generations to preserve the soul of Turkmen culture.
By Alva Robinson
May 9, 2025
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
