decolonisation

Colonial oppression damages the identity of the conquered people, said Professor Sayfullo Mullodzhanov, a PhD candidate in history from Tajikistan. In his opinion, researchers should not be deceived by the “benefits” created by the empires in the conquered lands, since all this was done in the interests of the colonizers themselves. (more…)

From November 15 to 17, the Central Asian Think Tanks Forum, an annual dialogue platform bringing together leading research and analytical organisations from Central Asia, will be held in Astana. (more…)

Back 2017, Nursultan Nazarbayev endorsed the order on transition of the Kazakh language from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet until 2025. The key reason was the desire to extend the boundaries of the Kazakh language in the world, where information flows are built around the Latin language. The next president, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, supported the idea, but postponed the transition until 2031. See the material of CABAR.asia about the relation between the change in the script and the decolonisation. (more…)