Aigine Cultural Research Center in partnership with the American University in Central Asia (AUCA), French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC), Central Asian Studies Institute (CASI) held the international scientific conference “Rethinking of the 1916 uprising in Central Asia» in Bishkek on 20- 21 May. The year 2016 marks the centenary of the 1916 Uprising in …
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Participation in program "Kyrgyz taanuu"
Director of Aigine CRC Aitpaeva Gulnara took part in the program “Kyrgyz Taanuu” (Kyrgyz Study ), held on April 29 on the channel of “Madaniat. Tarih. Til “(Culture. History. Language). The program has been devoted to the phenomenon of sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions. Pilgrims, who explore sacred sites through personal spiritual experiences, also took part …
Publication in Ayil Demi newspaper.
On March 18, in the newspaper Ayil Demi, devoted to Nooruz , the paper, prepared by Aigine Cultural Research Center has been published. It is devoted to sacred geography of Kyrgyzstan. There are two stories about sacred springs Arashan and Nariste initially published in our book “Нарындыннаркы: Жандуу жайларжанабарктуубилим” (Values of Naryn: Breathing Sacredness and …
External reports on bride kidnapping assessed by local experts.
On 29 January 2016 there was a meeting titled “External reports on bride kidnapping assessed by local experts” which took place at the Aigine Cultural Research Center. The reports were summarized by Christopher Edling, author and Fulbright fellow. The following three questions were posed for discussion: 1) Is bride kidnapping a problem? 2) Is it …