Archive: October 1st, 2010
The term, “Aksakal Courts” literally translates as “White Beard Courts”, and is used for a court, or council, of elders which is authorized to consider certain types of legal cases. Traditionally, these local community “courts” consisted of the oldest men in the village, who make decisions as if an elected town council. Today, they are [...]
When, many years ago, I was teaching Religious Education, some of the most successful lessons we had revolved around a book: Northbourne Tales. Published in 1976, by McGraw Hill, (no I am not being paid for the advert – I don’t even think that it is still in print), was written by Graham Cleverley and [...]
Monday was one of Kyrgyzstan’s “Professional Holidays” – the International Day of Tourism. This year, however, there weren’t any celebrations. Usually there is a banquet, or some other gathering of those of us working in tourism, to commemorate the day – but the season has been little to celebrate. The day didn’t go unmarked – [...]
