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The Evolution of the ‘Toi’

How the Kazakh Wedding Survived Revolution, Bans, and a Changing World

FROM SAUKELE TO VEILS AND BACK

What Kazakh Brides Traditionally Wore on Their Wedding Day

CENTRAL ASIA: FROM EMPIRE TO SOVIET RULE

Historian Adeeb Khalid on Colonialism, Nation-Building, and the Enduring Myths That Shape Our Understanding of the Region

PASSPORTS, INNS, AND EXPRESS DELIVERY IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY

What Travel Was Really Like on the Silk Road—and Why It Was Far More than a Caravan Highway

THE MAGIC OF METAL

From Ancient Rituals to Modern Technology: How Copper Became an Essential Part of Nomadic Culture

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