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Dreams which never came true …

Posted by Kamron | in Immigration, History, Economy, Youth, Education | on August 2nd, 2007
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This is a partly translation of the article which appeared on Centrasia website last year.

I am a mother and my eyes are burnt by tears because of thousands of kids of my country spread all over the world. I am a mother and I know how intolerably painful and hard can be parting. Just look […]

What do Uzbek women think about sex?

Posted by Kamron | in Traditions, Culture, Health, Youth | on July 26th, 2007
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This is a translation of the article which originally appeared on LiveJournal website. Some parts are omitted.

So, imagine there is a charming young lady, physiologically ready for “exploits”. But what is inside her youthful mind? There is basically following: “No sex before marriage, because it is not permitted” – it means that she is morally […]

Discussion: Is Islam religion of Peace?

Posted by Kamron | in Religion, History, Security, Politics | on July 18th, 2007
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Some weeks ago I send a group message addressed to friends and colleagues of mine containing web links to a slide-show posted on Jerusalem Online.
http://www.jerusalemonline.com/terror1.asp

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/terror2.asp
A response from a friend of mine gave a start to a relatively long lasting debate on that topic. It was not originally intended to be posted online and style […]

What is the PLAN?

Posted by Kamron | in Politics, Uncategorized | on January 14th, 2007
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As Ben has reported recently January 9 was the last day of Islam Karimov’s term as the president of Uzbekistan - at least according to the Uzbek constitution. And Constitution clearly states that “The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected for a term of […]

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Posted by Kamron | in Regional Organizations, Security, Politics, Foreign Affairs | on December 29th, 2006
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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 […]

Just another illusion for grateful audience

Posted by Kamron | in Politics | on November 22nd, 2006
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Having experienced fifteen years of independence, plenty of reforms on democratization and rule of law, Uzbekistan has never had any single day of real parliamentarism. Oliy Majlis is like a theater where deputy-actors play their important roles in the development of the state. Platforms of political parties are almost identical. Being not known to […]

Maneuvering from democracy to energy resources

Posted by Kamron | in Politics, Foreign Affairs | on November 1st, 2006
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Last week on the Russian language blog I reported that the EU sent a delegation lead by Finnish diplomat Anti Turunen to Tashkent in order to investigate to which extent Uzbekistan is ready for dialogue. It seems like the result of that visit was positive and Uzbek side is willing to diversify the circle […]

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