Falsely qualified as “pagan” by anti-cultists, the group was born from popular Islam and mediums who claimed to channel Sufi saints. After Allya Ayat, another new religious movement from Kazakhstan is…
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Gulag Miracles: Sufis and Stalinist Repression in Kazakhstan
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleAt some point in 1943, Allen J. Frank relates (pp. 103–4, 127), in the latest of his fascinating studies of religious life in the Volga-Ural region and the Kazakh steppe,…
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New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeChildren struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according…
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SEC fines former McDonald’s CEO for misleading investors about his firing
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterThe Securities and Exchange Commission charged former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook on Monday with misrepresenting his November 2019 firing. Easterbrook has agreed to a $400,000 fine, without admitting or denying the claims,…
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Europe’s Plan to Become the First Climate-Neutral Continent
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksTHE EUROPEAN UNION is sick of talking about climate change; now it wants to act. The world’s second-largest economy is attempting to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050 while…
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Multiple small biopharmaceutical companies jumped by a record Monday after larger drugmakers scooped them up, marking a small flurry of activity in the M&A-hungry space as a key sector conference…
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Marches in Europe Support Iranian Protests
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleLYON, France — Hundreds of people marched Sunday in France to honor an Iranian Kurdish man who took his own life in a desperate act of anguish over the nationwide protests in Iran.…
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Ukraine War Causes Russia And E.U. To Increase Influence In Kazakhstan And Central Asia
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterKazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 28th, and with French President Emmanuel Macron the next day to discuss Kazakhstan’s trade with each country. The…
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Brothel with transgenders from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan uncovered in Moscow
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxThe brothel with prostitutes transgenders from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was uncovered in Moscow, Mash Telegram channel reported. 22-year-old men came to Moscow to earn money, according to the channel. “They…
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Annual overview of most important events in Tajikistan’s agriculture sector
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeTajikistan on the road to digital agriculture A training workshop “Towards the development of a roadmap for the digitalization of agriculture in Tajikistan”, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization…
