Rhymes in History - Unraveling Eurasia's Rich Past

25/08/2023 08:00

Romantic regionalism is back

German Romanticism has globalised—localising globally as a template of regionalist resistance. Yes, the spirit of Herder still roams the earth. Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744-1803) was the theorist of the regional and the particular; of the love for that which is one’s own, paired with a sense of shared humanity toward the other.

01/08/2023 06:00

Kazakhstan’s state symbols

A national symbol is a symbol of any entity considering and manifesting itself to the world as a national community: the sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other dependence, federal integration, or even an ethnocultural community considered a ‘nationality’ despite having no political autonomy.

16/07/2023 06:00

Oman: Islamic New Year Day becomes public and private sector holiday

The Sultanate of Oman has declared the first day of the Islamic New Year a public holiday. As reported by the Oman News Agency, July 20, will be a public and private sector holiday in the country.

20/06/2023 06:47

Geography is the key to history

Ian Morris, the English-born archaeologist and historian and professor at Stanford University, has written fascinating books ("The Measure of Civilization", "War! What is it Good For?” or “Why the West Rules—For Now”) comparing the development of the East and the West over the last 15,000 years.

19/06/2023 06:00

Fossils found in Laos rewrite history

Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago, Newscientist.com reported

13/06/2023 07:00

Turkmen wedding: customs of ancestors and modern culture

Turkmen weddings at all times have been distinguished by their scope and solemnity. A wedding is perhaps the main celebration in the life of Turkmens, according to Turkmenportal.com.

16/05/2023 06:00

Men’s headgear in Central Asia

For people in Central Asia above a certain age, the hat is more than just a head covering that protects the head from the sun and rain or keeps it warm when needed. In Central Asia, headgear is a status symbol among men, as it was in the past.

14/05/2023 07:00

Kazakh traditional clothing gains popularity

People are increasingly emphasizing their individual style through clothing, introducing elements of national flavor in casual outfits in Kazakhstan, The Astan Times writes, citing Khabar TV channel.

12/04/2023 07:00

Akitu, the Assyrian new year

The Assyrian new year is celebrated on the first of April each year. Known as "akitu" or "Kha b-Nisan", the holiday marks not only the beginning of the new year, but also the coming of spring.

06/04/2023 07:00

The Kondratiev wave theory

Nikolai Kondratiev, a Russian economist, was one of the first to point out that industrial economies respond to cyclical changes in prices and output.

05/04/2023 15:52

Iraq's Jewish heritage

Iraq had its own Jewish community for more than two and a half millennia, but today there are only four left in the Arab country, while Israel is home to some 600,000 Jews with Iraqi roots.

21/03/2023 08:00

Thailand to celebrate 241st anniversary of Bangkok as its capital

Thailand will celebrate the 241st anniversary of Bangkok serving as its capital around Rattanakosin Island, Thaiger wrote, adding that the Ministry of Culture and more than 30 other agencies are teaming up to hold the event between April 21 and 25, just a week after the Thai New Year of Songkran.

20/03/2023 16:00

The Glass Bead Game 2.0

Humanity’s cultural potentials, world views, and in/tangible heritages have been translated into flows of binary coded light emissions or microwave signals, thereby existing as virtual images. Their information has been multiplied through the World Wide Web.

06/03/2023 16:00

Opening to the East at the turn of the century

The depth of the Puszta tradition even four hundred years after the Hungarian conquest is illustrated by the fact that in the 13th century Hungarian knights fighting in western armour using western fighting tactics continued to use the bow, which Czech chroniclers recorded as an unfair advantage.

06/03/2023 16:00

On the Trail of Attila

It is now a historical fact that has been repeatedly proven: we are the descendants of the Huns. This is what Miklós Makoldi, the Director of Archaeology at the Institute of Hungarian Research, asserts, but he believes that further scientific evidence is required to support this claim.

05/03/2023 09:25

Ethnic minorities in China rediscover their traditions

In the course of China's modernization drive, ethnic minorities are rediscovering their traditions and creating a better life by tapping into their unique development potential, Xinhua writes.