Recently, the Asia Plus reported about the President’s decision concerning school holidays, like “Posledniy Zvonok” (The last ring) and “Prazdnik Bukvarya” (Book day). Moreover, he prohibited high school students to come to the university or school by their own cars and with cell phones. This order has already been ratified by the Ministry of […]

“Why do many women accept the system of male dominance?” asked one of my professors from the United States. Even though, in Tajikistan, it is widely spread that males have more authority than females, this question had never came up to my mind before.
Indeed, even though women fought/fighting for gender equality, there are […]

Probably, this winter has been the hardest in the life of Tajik people since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Two to three hours of electricity and natural gas daily is not enough to heat houses. Demand is rising, but the government cannot satisfy people’s needs and wants. Maybe it is a high time […]

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 […]