Niginakhon Saida
@niginakhon.bsky.social
Central Asian(ist). PhDing in memory studies. Researcher and writer. Sometimes a journalist. (Gender issues, Islam, memory and identity). My pronouns are u/uning
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In a dispatch from Tashkent, The Beet explores the debates about language, trust, and technology shaping Wikipedia’s development in Central Asia (and beyond) in the age of AI. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io
‘An unusual hobby’ How Central Asian Wikipedians are closing the local-language knowledge gap in the age of AI — Meduza
In April 2025, the volunteer editors and administrators behind the Central Asian editions of Wikipedia held their first ever gathering IRL (in real life). Founded along linguistic rather than nation-s...
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August 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In a dispatch from Tashkent, The Beet explores the debates about language, trust, and technology shaping Wikipedia’s development in Central Asia (and beyond) in the age of AI. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io
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Latest from @niginakhon.bsky.social: The number of Uzbek nationals fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war remains significant, and the price of returning home has become little more than a grounding.
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Uzbek Fighters in Russia’s War Face Relatively Mild Punishments at Home
The number of Uzbek nationals fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war remains significant, and the price of returning home has become little more than a grounding.
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September 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Latest from @niginakhon.bsky.social: The number of Uzbek nationals fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war remains significant, and the price of returning home has become little more than a grounding.
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Russian Without Russians: The Politics of Language in Uzbekistan
In the latest issue of @thediplomat.com , I talk to UZB's Gen Z about the russian language in the country
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In the latest issue of @thediplomat.com , I talk to UZB's Gen Z about the russian language in the country
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Russian Without Russians: The Politics of Language in Uzbekistan
A new generation is questioning the privileged place of the Russian language in public education and everyday life – while still grappling with its utility, legacy, and political weight.
thediplomat.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Russian Without Russians: The Politics of Language in Uzbekistan
In the latest issue of @thediplomat.com , I talk to UZB's Gen Z about the russian language in the country
thediplomat.com/2025/06/russ...
In the latest issue of @thediplomat.com , I talk to UZB's Gen Z about the russian language in the country
thediplomat.com/2025/06/russ...
Together with Bakhrom Mirakilov, I explore the marginalization of political science (and ther related fields) in Uzbekistan’s universities and its broader consequences
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Political Science on the Sidelines in Uzbekistan
Despite some positive trends, the social sciences in Uzbekistan remain trapped in the shadow of the past.
thediplomat.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Together with Bakhrom Mirakilov, I explore the marginalization of political science (and ther related fields) in Uzbekistan’s universities and its broader consequences
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Inside Uzbekistan’s Private University Boom
Can private universities in Uzbekistan truly solve the growing demand for higher education, or will they become profit driven diploma-mills?
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Inside Uzbekistan’s Private University Boom
Can private universities in Uzbekistan truly solve the growing demand for higher education, or will they become profit driven diploma-mills?
thediplomat.com/2025/05/insi...
Inside Uzbekistan’s Private University Boom
Can private universities in Uzbekistan truly solve the growing demand for higher education, or will they become profit driven diploma-mills?
thediplomat.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
my latesr:
Inside Uzbekistan’s Private University Boom
Can private universities in Uzbekistan truly solve the growing demand for higher education, or will they become profit driven diploma-mills?
thediplomat.com/2025/05/insi...
Inside Uzbekistan’s Private University Boom
Can private universities in Uzbekistan truly solve the growing demand for higher education, or will they become profit driven diploma-mills?
thediplomat.com/2025/05/insi...
Amid growing reports of fraud, poor service, and legal cases involving thousands of stranded pilgrims, Tashkent continues to introduce new regulatory measures.
my latest for @thediplomat.com
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my latest for @thediplomat.com
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Uzbekistan’s Struggle to Regulate Privately Organized Muslim Pilgrimage Tours Continues
Amid growing reports of fraud, poor service, and legal cases involving thousands of stranded pilgrims, Tashkent continues to introduce new regulatory measures.
thediplomat.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Amid growing reports of fraud, poor service, and legal cases involving thousands of stranded pilgrims, Tashkent continues to introduce new regulatory measures.
my latest for @thediplomat.com
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my latest for @thediplomat.com
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#Uzbekistan seeks to revitalise privatisation drive, with stakes to be sold off in 29 companies, including some big names www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/04/2...
29 госпредприятий Узбекистана приватизируют. Среди них — UzAuto Motors, Mobiuz и Uzbekistan GTL
В Узбекистане госдоли в 29 крупных предприятиях будут проданы на международном и отечественном рынках. В их числе — UzAuto Motors, Mobiuz, Uzbekistan GTL, тепловые электростанции и ТЭЦ, «Технопарк», У...
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April 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#Uzbekistan seeks to revitalise privatisation drive, with stakes to be sold off in 29 companies, including some big names www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/04/2...
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Fascinating look by @Peter__Leonard on his Havli Substack at how Central Asian governments try to combine “secular authoritarianism with “conservative moral revivalism” havli.substack.com/p/riding-two...
Riding two horses: Central Asia’s struggle to control faith and morality
Governments try to suppress grassroots Islam while promoting state-approved “traditional values.” But in trying to ride both horses, they reveal the limits of their control.
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April 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Fascinating look by @Peter__Leonard on his Havli Substack at how Central Asian governments try to combine “secular authoritarianism with “conservative moral revivalism” havli.substack.com/p/riding-two...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Bread. Surkhandarya style.
April 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Bread. Surkhandarya style.
In Uzbekistan, 1 in 10 schoolkids studies in Russian.
Only 2.1% of the population is ethnically Russian (under 800k people), but 666,443 children are educated in Russian.
There are 87 Russian-medium schools — and Russian-language classes in 885 more.
Only 2.1% of the population is ethnically Russian (under 800k people), but 666,443 children are educated in Russian.
There are 87 Russian-medium schools — and Russian-language classes in 885 more.
April 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In Uzbekistan, 1 in 10 schoolkids studies in Russian.
Only 2.1% of the population is ethnically Russian (under 800k people), but 666,443 children are educated in Russian.
There are 87 Russian-medium schools — and Russian-language classes in 885 more.
Only 2.1% of the population is ethnically Russian (under 800k people), but 666,443 children are educated in Russian.
There are 87 Russian-medium schools — and Russian-language classes in 885 more.
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Forced labor involving public sector employees and children persists during Turkmenistan's 2024 cotton harvest, despite a government ban, risking international sanctions timesca.com/forced-and-c... #Turkmenistan #CottonHarvest #HumanRights #ForcedLabor #ChildLabor
Forced and Child Labor Persist in Turkmen Cotton Harvest, UN Experts Say - The Times Of Central Asia
According to the ILO’s findings, employees of state institutions, including kindergartens, schools, and hospitals, were mobilized for cotton picking alongside
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April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Forced labor involving public sector employees and children persists during Turkmenistan's 2024 cotton harvest, despite a government ban, risking international sanctions timesca.com/forced-and-c... #Turkmenistan #CottonHarvest #HumanRights #ForcedLabor #ChildLabor
Will Uzbekistan’s 31-Year Effort to Join the WTO Finally Pay Off?
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Will Uzbekistan’s 31-Year Effort to Join the WTO Finally Pay Off?
With one year left until the targeted WTO membership deadline, what could success bring?
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March 13, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Will Uzbekistan’s 31-Year Effort to Join the WTO Finally Pay Off?
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Kazakhstani scientists discover protein DJ-1's role in Parkinson's disease timesca.com/kazakhstans-... #KazakhstanScience #ParkinsonsResearch #ProteinDJ1 #ScientificDiscovery #KazakhstanResearchers #ScienceMilestone
March 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Kazakhstani scientists discover protein DJ-1's role in Parkinson's disease timesca.com/kazakhstans-... #KazakhstanScience #ParkinsonsResearch #ProteinDJ1 #ScientificDiscovery #KazakhstanResearchers #ScienceMilestone
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Is isolationist #Turkmenistan ready to engage with the world? @peterleonard1.bsky.social examines the evidence on his Havli Substack
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Is Turkmenistan prepared to shed hermit status?
It has become common of late to claim that this pathologically self-isolating nation is looking to engage more with the world. What is the evidence?
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March 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Is isolationist #Turkmenistan ready to engage with the world? @peterleonard1.bsky.social examines the evidence on his Havli Substack
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Russia and Central Asia have been mutually shaped by decades of labor migration, but these long-running ties have begun to fray.
To Russia With Waning Love: Changing Migration Dynamics in Central Asia
Russia and Central Asia have been mutually shaped by decades of labor migration, but these long-running ties have begun to fray.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Russia and Central Asia have been mutually shaped by decades of labor migration, but these long-running ties have begun to fray.
Central Asian Survey, the leading academic journal in the field of Central Asian Studies, is seeking a new Editor, or Editors from January 2026.
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Editors needed for Central Asian Survey
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February 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Central Asian Survey, the leading academic journal in the field of Central Asian Studies, is seeking a new Editor, or Editors from January 2026.
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Kyrgyzstan has called for respect for its "historical and cultural heritage" after a Russian clothing brand used traditional Kyrgyz designs and claimed copyright over them, prompting accusations of "cultural appropriation."
Kyrgyzstan Urges Respect for Heritage Amid Row Over Russian ‘Appropriation’ - The Moscow Times
Kyrgyzstan has called for respect for its "historical and cultural heritage" after a Russian clothing brand used traditional Kyrgyz designs and claimed copyright over them, prompting accusations of "c...
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February 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Kyrgyzstan has called for respect for its "historical and cultural heritage" after a Russian clothing brand used traditional Kyrgyz designs and claimed copyright over them, prompting accusations of "cultural appropriation."
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Russia shifts energy supply focus from Europe to Central Asia timesca.com/right-place-... #Geopolitics #CentralAsia #Russia #EnergyPolicy #EnergyTrade
Right Place, Right Time: Central Asia Basks in Russia's Energy Eastern Pivot - The Times Of Central Asia
On January 1, with the closure of pipelines through Ukraine, deliveries of Russian gas to Europe came to a virtual standstill. Prices across the continent
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February 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Russia shifts energy supply focus from Europe to Central Asia timesca.com/right-place-... #Geopolitics #CentralAsia #Russia #EnergyPolicy #EnergyTrade
@reutersworld.bsky.social is seeking a correspondent to cover Central Asia, bringing one of the most fascinating regions to a global audience.
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Central Asia Correspondent - Reuters in Almaty, Kazakhstan | News & Editorial Careers at Thomson Reuters
Apply for Central Asia Correspondent - Reuters job with Thomson Reuters in Almaty, Kazakhstan. News & Editorial Careers at Thomson Reuters
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February 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
@reutersworld.bsky.social is seeking a correspondent to cover Central Asia, bringing one of the most fascinating regions to a global audience.
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In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, a woman who killed her daughter in law was sentenced to 13 years.
Giving 8-15 years every time a woman is killed sends a wrong signal to the public. This is essentially a price tag misogynists can easily pay with amnesty often being granted. They take it as honor.
Giving 8-15 years every time a woman is killed sends a wrong signal to the public. This is essentially a price tag misogynists can easily pay with amnesty often being granted. They take it as honor.
February 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, a woman who killed her daughter in law was sentenced to 13 years.
Giving 8-15 years every time a woman is killed sends a wrong signal to the public. This is essentially a price tag misogynists can easily pay with amnesty often being granted. They take it as honor.
Giving 8-15 years every time a woman is killed sends a wrong signal to the public. This is essentially a price tag misogynists can easily pay with amnesty often being granted. They take it as honor.
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The first-ever EU-Central Asia leaders’ summit is back on the schedule. @thediplomat.com
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EU-Central Asia Leaders’ Summit Back on the Agenda
Planned originally for 2024, the summit is now scheduled for April 2025 in Samarkand – setting it apart from earlier China- and U.S.-Central Asia leaders summits, which occurred outside the region.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The first-ever EU-Central Asia leaders’ summit is back on the schedule. @thediplomat.com
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Кадыр Кулиев и Нигинахон Саида написали большую статью для авторитетного издания The Diplomat, в которой объяснили положение Узбекистана в Индексе восприятия коррупции и рассказали, почему республика впервые с 2012 года упала в этом рейтинге.
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The Diplomat: Борьба с коррупцией в Узбекистане — прогресс или вечный кризис? - POLITIK
Международный антикоррупционный эксперт Кадыр Кулиев и исследовательница Центральной Азии Нигинахон Саида написали большую статью для...
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February 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Кадыр Кулиев и Нигинахон Саида написали большую статью для авторитетного издания The Diplomat, в которой объяснили положение Узбекистана в Индексе восприятия коррупции и рассказали, почему республика впервые с 2012 года упала в этом рейтинге.
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