One of the comments to an article on this site evoked in me the sense of uncertainty over the accuracy of saying that Islam is really the religion of Tajiks. The newly appearing notions as “Muslim in word”, “not ‘true’ Muslim”, “Muslim by culture”, etc are widely applied to characterize the Tajik society where […]
The famous irreconcilable political foe of Rahmonov Dodojon Atovulloev has recently announced about the new political movement “Vatandor” (Patriot) which is according to him going to be the major opposing force to Rahmonovs regime. The motto of the movement is Tajiksitan new way, new power [authority], new ideas, new life. Atovulloev and his […]
Water pollution is one of the chief problems in Tajikistan. The major rivers of the country, such as Amy Darya, Sir Darya and Varzob, which are the main source of drinking water, are being polluted as the results of industries’ wastes, throw of garbage, animal waste and many other human activities that leads to […]
The biggest region in Tajikistan which constitutes almost half of the territory of the country has an opportunity to enjoy more autonomy in the near future, but some experts raise concerns about separatism(IWPR article).
A new law defining the status of the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, GBAR, which covers the whole western half of Tajikistan, […]
These days Tajikistan is still suffering of the energy crisis and it seems that it will endure for a long period. In addition to many other problems in this sector, yesterday the main hydroelectric power station Pamir-1 in eastern part Tajikistan went out of service (RUS) due to a cramp reason. Different sources give […]
