Stories about Uzbekistan from March, 2007
Central Asia: Minorities
neweurasia has a collection of 11 posts on minorities in Central Asia and Afghanistan in its latest cross-blog survey.
Uzbekistan: New Attitude
Registan.net says that Uzbekistan has not shown the change of heart regarding its human rights practices that some European Union officials claim it has.
Uzbekistan: Locking up the Press
Bonnie Boyd sums up the arrests of journalists over the last six months in Uzbekistan and concludes that the world will be getting even less news from the country.
Uzbekistan: Picking Cotton
neweurasia posts photos of children taking part in Uzbekistan's cotton harvest and translates some discussions on LiveJournal blogs of the use of child labor to harvest Uzbekistan's white gold.
Uzbekistan: Blog Roundup
Tolkun Umaraliev surveys the Uzbek blogosphere.
Uzbekistan: Outside Looking In
Ambar discusses desperately trying to feel part of the Uzbek family she married into, but constantly feeling like an outsider.
Central Asia: Celebrating Navruz
Sue Sypko says that celebrating a holiday like Navruz is tough to do for a group because everyone disagrees on how to spell the holiday's name, how to decorate, and what food to serve.
Uzbekistan: Mosque and State
Registan.net discusses how the government of Uzbekistan is using the state-sanctioned Islamic religious establishment to back its policies and ideology.
Central Asia: Local Democracy
Tolkun Umaraliev agrees with the new Turkmen president's views on democracy — namely that it cannot simply be imported ready-made, but that it instead has to be adapted to local traditions and culture.
Uzbekistan: Blocked by the Government
The government of Uzbekistan has blocked access from Uzbekistan to the blog Registan.net.
Uzbekistan: Mahalla
At neweurasia Tolkun posts a translation of a post about the meanings of the mahalla (small community or neighborhood) in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: School Reform
Registan.net says that plans to overhaul Uzbekistan's school system will lead to more corruption in education.
Central Asia: Security & Defense News
neweurasia summarizes recent defense and security news from Central Asia.
Uzbekistan: Blogosphere Roundup
Tolkun Umaraliev rounds up the Uzbek blogosphere.
Uzbekistan: How to Drink Tea
Uzbeks drink tea all the time. At neweurasia, “Girl of the Sands” explains how tea is made and drank.
