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Creative Bishkek: Rafael Vargas-Suarez

Vargas-Suarez Universal painting in his studio in Barskoon, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (Summer 2018) Rafael Vargas-Suarez, also…

ByByBeni EtzApr 15, 201920 min read

Review of Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education in Kazakhstan

Recent reports show the rates of child abandonment as a consequence of unwanted teenage pregnancies…

ByByLorant KissMar 25, 20195 min read

Creative Bishkek: Group 705

For the latest interview in the Central Asia Forum’s Creative Bishkek series; meet Group 705;…

ByByBeni EtzMar 4, 20193 min read

Creative Bishkek: Ulan Djaparov

A leading figure of Bishkek’s post-Soviet arts scene: CAF interviews Ulan Djaparov as the latest…

ByByWill SpurrFeb 28, 20195 min read

Creative Bishkek: Chihoon Jeong

‘I saw Bishkek as an unfilled linen canvas; one that I wanted to paint on’.…

ByByBeni EtzJan 22, 201912 min read

How Post-Soviet countries in Central Asia are redefining their identities.

Although an external observer still tends to label the five major countries of Central Asia’s…

ByByLorant KissJan 19, 20194 min read

Creative Bishkek: Aida Sulova

Creative Bishkek: Aida Sulova is the second interview of the series introducing the lives and…

ByByBeni EtzJan 14, 20198 min read

Creative Bishkek: Maksat Sydykov

Creative Bishkek: Maksat Sydykov is the first interview of the series introducing the lives and…

ByByBeni EtzJan 7, 201910 min read

The New Recommendation

On the 5th of December, the Eurasian Council of Foreign Affairs (ECFA) published the recommendation…

ByByLorant KissDec 14, 20184 min read
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Creative Bishkek: Rafael Vargas-Suarez
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Creative Bishkek: Group 705
Creative Bishkek: Ulan Djaparov
Creative Bishkek: Chihoon Jeong
How Post-Soviet countries in Central Asia are redefining their identities.
Creative Bishkek: Aida Sulova
Creative Bishkek: Maksat Sydykov
The New Recommendation