Kazakhstan does not give up attempts to adopt a new law ‘on religion’. Another draft law is promised to be put up for discussion this January. However, the society is not sure about the necessity of adopting a new law.

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Considering that society lives in an era of global challenges, it is important to optimise the training of religious leaders in accordance with current requirements, says Ershat Ongar, Vice-Rector of the Nur-Mubarak University of Islamic Culture.

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Experts from Kazakhstan believe that the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria will not yet affect the Central Asian countries. They consider the ‘sleeper cells’ of destructive movements within the country to be far more dangerous.

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Last week, the 29^th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 29) ended in Baku (Azerbaijan). Central Asian states took part in it as well. Experts say that despite the fact that every country raised important issues, there was no unified regional approach in their speeches.

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 Kazakhstan has launched a program to restore the population of the Turanian tiger. UN experts believe that the return of the tigers will benefit both the environment and local communities. (more…)

Residents of Maraldy village in the East Kazakhstan region continue to protest the ‘VSAM Production’ company, which is mining gold in the area. People fear harmful consequences for the environment. VSAM Production, in turn, claims that they crossed the path of artisanal ‘shadow’ miners. (more…)

The topic of religious marriage ‘neke’ (nikah) constantly causes a wide public discussion in Kazakhstan. The rite of ‘neke’ itself is welcomed among the population, provided that it is concluded by a man and a woman who are married under the secular laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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The expectations that degraded soils can be recovered rapidly are groundless, scientists say. Even contemporary methods of soil recovery cannot always recover the soil to its original state. (more…)

The Small Taldykol lake system in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, has been destroyed for several years. It happens amid continuous talks about the importance of taking care of the environment. How the capital fights with lakes and for lakes is in the material by CABAR.asia. (more…)

Quoted the translation of the Quran on social networks – put on trial. This situation has happened to the Kazakhstan-based actor, director and producer Nurtas Adambay. Can we call it a show trial and if so, what do they want to ‘show’ to the society? (more…)