History of Uzbekistan
The history of Uzbekistan, the country of Bukhara and Samarkand, main stages of the Silk Road that still fascinate the mind of every dreamer today Origins Although the earliest human…
“Sovietistan” by Erika Fatland
Sovietistan is one of the best books ever to get in touch with Central Asia, an incredible region, full of contradictions and treasures and which, precisely for this reason, needs…
Mizrahim, the Jews of the Middle East
A population that has always lived in the Middle East, to the point of becoming, until the birth of Israel, one of the most wealthy and powerful Jewish groups ever.…
The Caspian tiger
The Caspian tiger was, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the felines that most influenced the imagination of Asia and the Middle East. Unfortunately, this mammal of immense…
The legendary Non
Non, bread and art in Uzbekistan
First chapter dedicated to cooking with "Non", an Uzbek bread that, thanks to its flavors and shapes, has won us over. Recipe from Anissa Helou's "Feast", which we thank once…
La storia di Dumrul il Selvaggio
Per superare il Corona Virus, vi portiamo le storie di Dede Korkut, leggendario cantastorie dei popoli turchi. Su Youtube e Spotify trovate le storie complete, qui un primo estratto. La…
The liberation of Xinjiang
The last chapter of the Dungan riots sees the Xinjiang civilians as protagonists, determined more than ever to get rid of Yaqub Beg, who quickly turned from a liberator to…
Yaqub Beg, lord of Kashgaria
Finally we start to really talk to you about the Dungan Uprising, starting from one of its particular and controversial characters: Yaqub Beg, the lord of Kashgaria. The arrive in…
The tomb of Afaq Khoja in Kashgar, Xinjiang
The holy war of the Afaqi Khoja (Pre-Dungan)
To better understand a war, you need to know what it was that triggered it, so you can have a global and overall picture on issues that upset the lives…
The Dungan revolt: intro
The Dungan revolt represents 15 years of endless clashes between the Muslim populations of China against the Qing government; an event that will also involve Russian, British and Ottoman Empire,…
