Tricks of the Occult Trade
Reporter Shoira Yusupova joined the growing band of people consulting spiritualists and faith healers in Tajikistan.
29 May 09
Tajikistan
Controversy Over Home Births
Having one’s baby at home is now an accepted option in many countries, but in Tajikistan it is seen as an older rural tradition.
29 May 09
Focus on Tajik Islamic Heritage
Shahodat Saibnazarova reports from the Islamic Institute in Dushanbe, which recently acquired the title Imam Azzam in honour of the “Great Imam”, Abu Hanifa.
29 May 09
Downturn for Kyrgyz Market Traders
Kyrgyzstan’s giant wholesale market at Karasuu is losing out as Chinese trade shifts to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
29 May 09
Rural Job Scheme Hits Uzbek Farmers' Pockets
Farmers complain they are being forced to subsidise a government work-creation scheme.
26 May 09
Kyrgyz Newspaper a One-Man Show in Tajikistan
A newspaper for ethnic Kyrgyz living in a remote part of eastern Tajikistan continues to be produced against the odds, as reporter Janar Akaev discovered.
25 May 09
Cowboy Taxis Sign of Crisis
Khurshed Durakhsh reports on attempts by the Dushanbe authorities to clamp down on unlicensed taxis.
22 May 09
Tajik Army Winning War on Locusts
Faizi Aziz reports that things are looking good in the annual battle against locusts.
22 May 09
Resettled Villagers Say Life Unbearable
People who moved down from the mountains of eastern Tajikistan following landslides several years ago say life in their new homes is so tough that they want to go back.
22 May 09
Tajikistan's Social Orphans
Analysts say poverty and a culture of dependence on government prompts many parents to place their children in state-run homes.
15 May 09
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