Having evicted U.S. troops last year, Uzbekistan is going to have a substitute. Russia has secured permission for its military aircraft to use an air base in Uzbekistan, as part of Moscow’s efforts to extend its presence in Central Asia. The first step in achieving that goal was making Uzbekistan rejoin Collective Security Agreement […]

While I was surfing the internet desperately trying to find more information about the intolerant sanctions of the new governor Akhmadjan Usmanoiv in Andijan province of Uzbekistan, I came across with two controversial articles.
The first one is on Fergana.ru and illustrates the reaction of Andijani dwellers to the sanctions of the new governor. […]

Recently I came across the news that the Uzbek authorities have introduced new restrictions on Islamic practices in Andijan province. This is sad news because the restrictions will definitely fuel anti-government sentiment among believers. Despite this, few believers are ready to protest against the new rules.
Ahmadjan Usmanov, the newly appointed governor […]

Microsoft recently unveiled their answer to Google Books, but because of copyright issues, most of the books available are extremely old.
When searching for books on Central Asia, I came across a book titled The Mohammedan World of To-day, published in 1906. While mainly about missionaries in the larger Muslim world, it has some […]

I happened upon a strange article about a notebook that is being spread about Uzbekistan.

There was a smiling picture of another country’s president on the cover of the notebook. The notebook also contained copies of various issues of that president’s book, which is popular in his country, state symbols of that country - its […]