INTERNSHIP- Human Rights Law, Tajikistan

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INTERNSHIP- Human Rights Law, Tajikistan

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2007 Summer Internship
Human Rights Law in Central Asia
June 1 - August 31, Tajikistan

Application deadline: May 10, 2007

The Bureau of Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR), an NGO located in
the Republic of Tajikistan in Central Asia, is offering Summer
Internships in Human Rights Law for highly qualified Law students and
recent Law graduates.

Background: Tajikistan is a transitional state of 7 million people,
having become independent in 1991 upon the breakup of the Soviet
Union. Despite impressive economic growth and fair amounts of
political stability in recent years, the situation with regard to
Human Rights and rule of law has not seen substantial - if any -
improvements. Local and international laws are routinely broken and
the justice system is rife with corruption and nepotism. In such an
atmosphere, some Human Rights NGOs play a critical role by providing
free legal assistance to selected deserving clienteles and through the
dissemination of legal information and training to law professionals,
students, and the general population.

Objectives: The main objectives of the 2007 Summer Internship in Human
Rights Law offered by the BHR are to familiarize an international
Intern with local Human Rights conditions (and vice versa), and assist
the local branches of BHR (in either the capital city Dushanbe or any
of the regional offices in Khujand and Khorog) on human rights
advocacy, legal assistance, and general office duties.

Responsibilities: (i) Backstop BHR staff in the provision of legal
advice to clients; (ii) Assist in ongoing research efforts on Human
Rights-related issues, such as land and housing confiscation by local
Governments, and general monitoring and recording of Human Rights
situation in the country; (iii) Assist in the editing of English
language documents, including Sport Reports, Human Rights background
reports, and Shadow Reports on international Human Rights conventions;
(iv) Assist the BHR staff in the organization of the Human Rights Law
Summer Camp for selected Law and International Relations university
students from Tajikistan; (v) Teach a daily semiformal one hour
English language conversation and writing class to interested office
staff and law students; (vi) Conduct all other Human Rights-related
tasks as deemed by supervisor.

Qualifications: Highly motivated, responsible individual, preferably
Law student in reputable university; Strong legal research and writing
skills; Demonstrated interest in International Human Rights issues;
Good theoretical skills on international Human Rights Law and
protection mechanisms; Ability to handle several tasks at once while
working independently or as team member; Fluent in English; Working
knowledge of either Tajik (Persian/Dari) or Russian; Interculturally
aware and willing to work and possibly live with local colleagues.

Terms and Conditions: The internship runs for a minimum period of 3
months (approximately June 1-August 31, 2007), is full-time and pays
in local currency a monthly stipend sufficient for room, board and
local transportation. Upon arrival, BHR will assist the Intern in
finding suitable but modest accommodation for the duration of her/his
stay. Interns are responsible to seek from their own institutions the
costs of international travel, visa, and insurance, estimated to cost
a total of $3,500.

Application: Interested applicants must sent: (i) One page (maximum
400 words) essay as to why you are applying for this internship; (ii)
Letter of recommendation from a Law faculty of your university; (iii)
Your CV, not to exceed 2 pages. Applications (indicating "BHR
Internship" as subject of message) should be sent to no later than May
10, 2007 to: Bunafsha_Gulakova@yahoo.com and eCentralAsia@aol.com.

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CONF.- 5th Annual Central Asia Conference, April 19-21, Univ. of Montana

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CONF.- 5th Annual Central Asia Conference, April 19-21, Univ. of Montana

Posted by: Jeffrey Renz <Jeff.Renz@umontana.edu>

The Fifth Annual Central Asia Conference: April 19 - 21, 2007
Central Asia and Its Geopolitical Impact on South Asia, the Caucasus
and the Middle East

Thursday, April 19

3:30 - 5:00 PM Georgia At The Crossroads, Uc Theater
Chair and discussant: Thomas Goltz, Visiting Scholar, Central and
Southwest Asia Program, The University of Montana
Presenters: His Excellency Irakli Asenaia, Ambassador of Georgia to
the United Nations, Dr. Giorgio Rota, Institute of Iranic Studies of
the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna; Maia Sukhiashvili,
Lecturer in Persian Language and Literature at Kutaisi State
University and Visiting Lecturer at The University of Montana; and
Milena Oganesyan, a native Georgian and Graduate Student, Department
of History, The University of Montana

6:30-7:30 PM Musical Performance And Presentation, Uc Theater
The mugham ensemble Ghadim Sharqe performs the classical heritage of
Azerbaijani musical culture.

7:30-9:30 PM Central Asia And Its Geopolitical Impact On The Caucasus
And The Middle East, UC Theater
Chair and discussant: Dr. Nancy Lubin, President of JNA Associates,
Washington D.C.
Panelists: His Excellency Abdujabbor Shirinov, Ambassador of
Tajikistan to the United States; Her Excellency Zamira Sydykova,
Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States; His Excellency
Irakli Asenaia, Ambassador of Georgia to the United Nations; His
Excellency Kanybek Osmonaliev Elin Suleymanov, Consul General of
Azerbaijan to the United States; Minister of Education of the Kyrgyz
Republic and John G. Fox, Director of the Office for Afghanistan at
the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Friday, April 20

10:00 - 11:30 AM The Interpretation Of Nature, Space, And Time In
Kazakh Culture, UC 326
Chair: Dr. Ardi Kia, Associate Director, Central and Southwest Asia
Program, The University of Montana
Discussant: Dr. Mehrdad Kia, Director, Office of International
Programs and Central and Southwest Asia Program at The University of Montana.
Presenter: Dr. Aigul Bokayeva, Professor of Kazakh Culture and
Society, Faculty of Philosophy, Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan

12:00-1:00 PM Historical Relations Between The Caucasus And Central
Asia, UC 326
Presenter: Dr. Giorgio Rota, Institute of Iranic Studies at the
Austrian Academy of Sciences

1:00-3:00 PM Kyrgyzstan In Transition, UC Ballroom
Chair: James Carney, University of Montana Liaison, Bishkek
Discussant: Dr. Ardi Kia, Associate Director, Central and Southwest
Asia Program, The University of Montana
Panelists: His Excellency Kanybek Osmonaliev, Minister of Education
for the Kyrgyz Republic; His Excellency Baktybek Abdrisaev, Ambassador
of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States (1996-2005); Kubanychbek
Tabaldiev, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, The University of Montana
School of Journalism; Mr. Asan Ormushev, Rector of M. Kashari-Barskani
Eastern University; Jarkyn Ryskulova, Student Assessment Coordinator,
Kyrgyz Ministry of Education; Primberdi Dyikanov, Head of the
Karakuldga Rayon Education Administration; and Meder Kochorov

3:00-5:00 PM Whither Azerbaijan: Kuwait On The Caspian, UC Ballroom
Chair and discussant: Thomas Goltz, Visiting Scholar, Central and
Southwest Asian Studies Program, The University of Montana
Panelists: Taleh Ziyadov, Deputy Executive Director of the
US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC; Elin Suleymanov,
Consul General of Azerbaijan to the United States, Los Angeles; and
Adil Baguirov, Baku State University.

6:30-7:30 PM Musical Performance And Presentation, UC Ballroom
Jeffrey Werbock, a noted authority on Azerbaijani culture and
president of the U.S.-based Mugham Society, will speak about the music
and artistic culture of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus region and play
music from the mugham tradition that until recently was virtually
unknown outside the Caucasus.

7:30-9:30 PM Central Asia, South Asia And The Middle East: Policy
Challenges For The United States, UC Ballroom
Presenter: Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of
South and Central Asian Affairs, United States Department of State.

Saturday, April 21

10:00-12:00 PM Roundtable Discussion, UC Theater
Chair and moderator: Nancy Lubin, President of JNA Associates, Inc.,
and Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council.
Panelists: His Excellency Abdujabbor Shirinov, Ambassador of
Tajikistan to the United States; Her Excellency Zamira Sydykova,
Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States; His Excellency
Irakli Asenaia, Ambassador of Georgia to the United Nations; Elin
Suleymanov, Consul General of Azerbaijan to the United States, Los
Angeles; and John G. Fox, Director of the Office for Afghanistan at
the United States Department of State.

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PUBL./CFP- Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism

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PUBL./CFP- Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism

Posted by: Whitney May <Sen@lse.ac.uk>

Studies In Ethnicity And Nationalism
Call For Papers

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, a bi-annual, fully-refereed
journal published in the Department of Government at the London School
of Economics, invites the submission of high-quality interdisciplinary
articles on issues pertaining to nationalism, ethnicity and related
themes. Examples of these themes include: Nationalism in the Post Cold
War World; Myths, Memories and the Representations of the Past; Ethnic
Relations and Conflicts; Nationalism and Regional Conflicts;
Separatism and Irredentism; Imperialism and Nationalism; Issues of
Minority Rights in Multinational States.

The editors are particularly interested in papers on Asia (East,
Southeast, South and Central Asia broadly defined) for this call,
especially those relating to the following themes:

Ethnic Conflict and Identity Politics
Manifestations of Nationalism
The editors welcome submissions of work in progress as well as
contributions from young professionals, post-docs and lecturers in the
early stages of their careers. SEN especially encourages submissions
from advanced PhD candidates and Post Doctoral Fellows. For
submissions to be considered for publication in 2007, please ensure
your paper reaches us by 31 May, 2007 via email (SEN@lse.ac.uk). The
word limit is 6000 words, including bibliography and references. The
SEN style guide can be found at

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/SEN%20Guidelines.pdf

Submissions that do not conform to the style guide will not be accepted.
For more information, please visit the SEN website:

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/

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LECTURE- Preservation of Music in Western Mongolia, April 27, Vienna

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LECTURE- Preservation of Music in Western Mongolia, April 27, Vienna

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LECTURE - Preservation of the Traditional Music of the Western
Mongolian Zakhchin Tribe, Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar MA, April 27, 2007

3rd Days of the "Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology"
in cooperation with the "Committee for Social Anthropology of the
Austrian Academy of the Sciences" and the "Museum for Ethnology"
http://www.univie.ac.at/ksa/html/inh/aktu/tksa07.htm

Workshop 2: Central Asia in Movement
NIG, University of Vienna
Universitätsstraße 7
1010 Vienna
Austria

"Preservation of the Traditional Music of the Western Mongolian Zakhchin Tribe"

Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar, MA

Friday, April 27, 2007, 14:00 - 16:00, Room SE-D

Abstract:
The ethnonym Zakhchin refers to a group of semi-nomadic Oirat Mongols,
who live in the Altai mountain range in the southwestern part of
Mongolia. Thanks to their geographical isolation they were able to
preserve their language, traditions and musical heritage. Despite
assimilation policies, language and ancient songs were preserved even
in the socialist era.

Yet, in the past years the introduction of the capitalistic system led
to significant changes, which caused internal out-migration among the
youths. Furthermore, due to the impact of new media, over the past ten
years the musical preferences of the younger generation shifted
towards Western and Mongolian pop music.

The traditional songs can be divided into different categories
according to their rhythm, tonality, lyrics and usage. Instrumental
accompaniment is rarely used.

The author has been studying traditional Zakhchin songs for several
years now. Her research is based on either the study of secondary
literature and fieldwork among the old singers on the high pastures.
She here presents the development and results of her work. Her goals
are the creation of a private archive of Zakhchin songs in digital and
written form and the production of music CDs.

The lecture is free and open to the public.
The lecture will be held in german language.

For more information, contact: zakhchinmusic@yahoo.de

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PUBL.- Religion et politique dans le Caucase post-soviétique

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PUBL.- Religion et politique dans le Caucase post-soviétique

Posted by: Hratch Tchilingirian <h.tchilingirian@btinternet.com>

Religion Et Politique Dans Le Caucase Post-Soviétique

Sous la direction de Bayram Balci& Raoul Motika

Maisonneuve & Larose, February 2007
ISBN : 978-2-7068-1967-4
368 pages

Table of Contents

1 Conflits et territoires dans le Caucase post-soviétique
Jean Radvanyi

2 Moscou face au Caucase : fin de partie ou début d'une "reconquista"
impériale ?
Charles Urjewicz

3 Le Caucase dans la stratégie eurasiatique de l'Iran
Mohammed Reza Djalili

4 Turkish Policy towards the Caucasus
Mustafa Aydin

5 Entre Islam et laïcité : la politique religieuse de la Turquie dans
les républiques turcophones d'Asie centrale et du Caucase
Bayram Balci

6 'Adat against Sharia: Russian Approache towards Daghestani
"Customary Law" in the 19th Century
Michael Kemper

7 L'élan brisé : les intellectuels azéris et l'enseignement islamique
avant la soviétisation
Altay Gíyüshov

8 Islam et politique en Azerbaïdjan
Bayram Balci

9 Nationalisme(s), Islam(s) et politique au Daghestan
Moshe Gammer

10 The Islamic Revival in a Daghestani Kolhkoz : between local
Traditions and external Influences
Vladimir Bobrovnikov

11 L'Islam dans le Caucase du Nord-Ouest
Irina Babich

12 L'Islam en Tchétchénie : sur fond d'aggravation de la situation
politique, analyse et témoignage (1990-2005)
Maïrbek Vatchagaev

13 Le renouveau islamique en Géorgie post-soviétique
Bayram Balci & Raul Motika

14 L'Église orthodoxe géorgienne : un référent identitaire ambigu
Silvia Serrano

15 In Search of Relevance : Church and Religion in Armenia since Independence
Hratch Tchilingirian

16 Les Juifs des montagnes : un groupe ethnique et confessionnel stable
Vladimir A. Dmitriev

17 Les Yézidis du Sud Caucase une communauté religieuse face ses incertitudes
Lucine Japharova

18 Les Molokanes d'Azerbaïdjan : rencontre et observation d'une
sous-minorité russe
Adeline Braux

19 Les Baha'i du Caucase : b.a.-ba d'une communauté méconnue
Azer Jafarov & Bayram Balci

To order, contact:

Maisonneuve & Larose / Servedit
15 rue Victor Cousin, 75 005 Paris
servedit1@wanadoo.fr
Tél. 01 44 41 49 30/ Fax. 01 43 25 77 41

Au carrefour des mondes turc, iranien et russe qui l'ont façonné
travers les siècles, le Caucase resurgit sur la scène internationale
et focalise les attentions bien des égards depuis que la dernière
puissance impériale qui l'a dominé, l'Union soviétique, s'est effacée.
L'objectif du présent ouvrage collectif est d'explorer les facteurs
d'analyse des renouveaux religieux, chrétien et musulman mais aussi
juif, yezidi, molokane ou bahai dans l'ensemble de la Transcaucasie et
du Nord Caucase.

Ces renouveaux religieux sont analysés dans leurs principales
composantes et leurs sources locales la lumière des influences
extérieures et nombreuses interactions multiformes qui lient les deux
phénomènes. Il s'agit aussi d'observer comment le politique, héritier
souvent laïque d'un ancien régime athéiste, se positionne en matière
religieuse pour comprendre les nouvelles politiques identitaires
nationales.

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EVENT CANCELLED- Samarqand 2750 and Great Silk Road Conf. at Columbia, 4/26

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EVENT CANCELED- Samarqand 2750 and Great Silk Road Conf. at Columbia, 4/26

Posted by: Farkhod S. Muradov <fsm2103@columbia.edu>

We regret to announce that "Samarqand 2750 and The Great Silk Road"
Conference at Columbia University, April 26 is CANCELLED.

Thank you for your interest in events on Central Asia at Columbia
University and we promise to keep you informed about our events in near future.

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EVENT- Concert of Kazakh Music in London, 28 June 2007

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EVENT- Concert of Kazakh Music in London, 28 June 2007

Posted by: Saida Daukeyeva <sdaukeyeva@mail.ru>

Kazakh Music
Songs And Tunes From Across The Steppe

7.30 pm Thursday 28th June 2007
Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London

Featuring:

Qairat Aitbaev - dombra
Aqnar Sharipbaeva - qobyz
Nurjan Janpeisov - vocal, dombra
Maira Sarsenbaeva - vocal, dombra
Serjan Musaiynov - vocal, dombra
Aigul Qosanova - vocal, dombra
Tilekbergen Musa - sybyzghy
Ghainijamal Bekniyaz - jetygen
Asylbek Akhatov - dombra

The music of the Kazakhs, a Turkic people of Central Asia, embraces an
array of vocal and instrumental traditions originating from different
regions over the vast expanse stretching east to west from the Caspian
Sea to the Altai Mountains and north to south from the plains of
Western Siberia to desert and oases of Transoxiana. This concert of
Kazakh music brings together acclaimed master-musicians from
Kazakhstan and Mongolia, singers and performers on folk instruments,
the two-stringed fiddle qobyz, long-necked lute dombra, end-blown
flute sybyzghy, and zither jetygen. Taking the listeners on a journey
across the soundscapes of the Kazakh Steppe, they will introduce them
to the vocal art of Jetisu and Sary-Arqa, qobyz performance of
Southern and Central Kazakhstan, epic singing from Qyzyl-Orda and
Manghystau, sybyzghy performance of Altai, and dombra styles of
Eastern and Western Kazakhstan.

Organised by the British-Kazakh Society and the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK

For further information see: http://www.cadoganhall.com/showpage.php?pid=352

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