Shia Celebrate Historic Day
Party atmosphere in Shia towns and cities, as residents vote for empowerment.
17 Oct 05
Iran
Herat Firms in Trouble
Companies say they’re going to the wall because the government is failing to protect them from cheap Iranian imports.
5 Oct 05
Georgia: Iranian Missionary Work Questioned
Religious groups from Iran are unsettling members of Georgia’s ethnic Azeri minority.
16 Sep 05
Albania: Imam Killing Exposes Muslim Divisions
Murder of cleric appears to have exposed rift between moderate Muslim establishment and youthful hard liners.
6 Sep 05
Caspian Shoreline Plundered
Illegal sand extraction on Azerbaijan’s Apsheron coast is a profitable business for boomtown Baku’s building industry.
1 Sep 05
Azerbaijan: Refugees Dream of Home
Memories of the past sustain refugees from the Karabakh war, still struggling after more than a decade to adapt to their harsh new life.
12 Jul 05
Leading Pashtun Says 'Plotters' Innocent
Pashtun chief challenges the interim administration over arrest of alleged coup plotters.
28 Apr 05
Miracle Surgeon
Amid the despair of Kabul's under-resourced hospitals, an Afghan surgeon is working small miracles.
28 Apr 05
Refugee Return Overwhelms Aid Agencies
The homecoming of the former king captured the headlines last week, but hundreds of thousands of ordinary Afghans are also returning home, though in less salubrious circumstances and from less comfortable refuges.
28 Apr 05
Khan Stifles Local Press
Information-starved residents of Herat resort to reading Kabul newspapers to find out what's going on
3 Mar 05
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