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When you think of hiking destinations, Kyrgyzstan probably isn't one of the first places to come to mind. But, perhaps it should be. This little-visited nation now boasts the largest hiking trail in ...
Central Asia’s war on hijab has persisted for years ... black or see-through clothing.” Noting that the black color is not mandated by the Hanafi Islamic legal framework, the fatwa marked ...
Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia.