History of national classical music and classical instrument. UZBEKISTAN (in ENGLISH)

From afar, over the roofs of the houses, the inviting blaring tones of karnais are resounding – today there is a wedding in the makhalla: a respectable neighbor is marrying off his daughter. Singing the song with the refrain “Yor-Yor!” the women are seeing the bride to the groom’s house. Since time immemorial the most [...]

Shah-i-Zinda ensemble, Samarkand. UZBEKISTAN (in ENGLISH)

The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 9-14th and 19th centuries. The name Shah-i-Zinda (meaning “The living king”) is connected with the legend that Kusam ibn Abbas, the cousin of the prophet Muhammad was buried there. As if he came to Samarkand with the Arab invasion in the 7th century to preach [...]

Lady Majida El Roumi’s speech–Bikaffe-Enough–(Arabic with english subtitles)

Lady Majida El Roumi’s speech at Gibran Tueni’s memorial. Gibran Tueni was the head of the Al-Nahar (The Day) newspaper in Lebanon which is known to be probably the freest newspapers in the middle east. He was killed in a terrorist attack where a bomb was planted in his car in Lebanon after his return [...]

Gur Emir mausoleum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (in ENGLISH)

The Gūr-e Amīr or Guri Amir (Persian: گورِ امیر) is a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Tamerlane (also known as Timur) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It occupies an important place in the history of Architecture as the precursor and model for later great Mughal architecture tombs, including Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in [...]

Lady Majida El Roumi’s speech–Bikaffe-Enough–(Arabic with english subtitles)

Lady Majida El Roumi’s speech at Gibran Tueni’s memorial. Gibran Tueni was the head of the Al-Nahar (The Day) newspaper in Lebanon which is known to be probably the freest newspapers in the middle east. He was killed in a terrorist attack where a bomb was planted in his car in Lebanon after his return [...]

Lady Majida El Roumi’s speech–Bikaffe-Enough–(Arabic with english subtitles)

Lady Majida El Roumi’s speech at Gibran Tueni’s memorial. Gibran Tueni was the head of the Al-Nahar (The Day) newspaper in Lebanon which is known to be probably the freest newspapers in the middle east. He was killed in a terrorist attack where a bomb was planted in his car in Lebanon after his return [...]

why does CNN speak english instead if hebrew?

cnn decide who is bad and who is not,calling names a category and favour another one.najad was called terrorist,that’s fine,and why olmert is not called so,though his horrible crimes were hidden by cnn and called “self-defence” fooling american people.last two weeks a tank crashes a palestinian boy less than 10years,and you know what they will [...]

Khiva Mosques, Uzbekistan (in ENGLISH)

Khiva Punjabi: ਖੀਵਾ,Hindi: खीवा(Uzbek: Xiva / Хива; Russian: Хива; alternative or historical names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chorezm, and Arabic: خوارزم‎) is a city of approximately 50000 people located in Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site [...]

Suzany Silk embroidery, Uzbekistan (in ENGLISH)

Suzane is a decorative-artistic needlework embroidered with silk threads on hand-made fabric. The embroidery is usually made on cotton and silk fabric. It is used as a wall-hanging, table-cloth, bed-spread. In Italy, for example, it is used as curtains for windows. Suzane has different size and shape. It can be square shaped, rectangular, round or [...]

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (in ENGLISH)

Tashkent (Uzbek: Toshkent, Тошкент; literally “Stone City”) is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was 2.1 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.

Next Page »