OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Authorities in Central Asia's former Soviet "stans" are taking draconian measures to stamp out militant Islam, but their harsh methods and the absence of democratic ...

Persian spread as it was a prestigious and developed language that worked as a lingua franca for trade and administration across much of the eastern Islamic world.

While Uzbekistan's capital is still best known as a gateway to the Silk Road, the museum in the renovated Zarkaynar district provides a welcome reason to linger ...