At Tumar, women in Kyrgyzstan are bringing together ancient nomadic felting techniques, Soviet machinery, and modern tech to ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan are banned from wearing niqabs as the country claims they could be “attackers in disguise”. The Muslim ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan will be fined for wearing a full-body niqab under a new plan that is supported by the country's official Muslim governing body. The authority says the garments could hide ...

In the discussion, point out that culture plays a key role in how families are formed and in the roles that are played by men and women. Show students where Kyrgyzstan is on a map. Using Facts ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan—Despite being forcibly repatriated from this central Asian nation, Kyushu native Misuzu Ogata returned to her “second home” here to promote the country’s culture to ...

Although the protests were small in scale, activists continue to make strident pleas for President Japarov to address the plight of women and girls in Kyrgyzstan. The gender quota in local ...

A lawmaker in Kyrgyzstan is pushing a resolution that would ban young women from leaving the country without their parents’ written consent. Yrgal Kadyralieva from the Social Democratic Party ...

A Kazakh citizen is accused of stealing over 230 million tenge ($440,000) by hijacking victims’ bank accounts. Prosecutors ...