Berke Khan: The Man Who Stood Against Hulagu

Remembering one of the greatest Mongol rulers

Nur-Sultan City (Astana): A Futuristic Capital

Ever wondered what would happen if someone were to play Minecraft in real life…

Almaty: City of Tourists and Mountains

When it comes to sheer beauty of landscape, Almaty eats most other major cities of CIS for lunch.

Islam: The Overlooked Aspect of Rumi’s Poetry

Why has Islam been deleted from Rumi’s poetry?

Tashkent, Uzbekistan: The City with 2200+ Years of Written History

Sunni Caliphate Versus Shiite Imamate

So Iraq is in turmoil, and a full-fledged sectarian conflict between Sunnis and Shiites looks imminent. Probably, USA will need to interfere yet again (there’s oil at stake, after all), and the inefficiency of Nouri al-Maliki’s rule has been exposed.

Islamophobia, Hatred And The Arabic Language

While both sane and insane voices exist in every society, it is common knowledge by now that Islamophobes are pretty loud in the West, especially in USA. The story of Ahmed, the kid who brought a self-made clock to school, is a case in point. Of…

‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ — A History We’ve Forgotten?

Tbilisi, Georgia — The City Where (Almost) Everyone Owns a Hotel