Asfar is looking for contributors for the Winter 2022 edition of the Asfar e-Journal! If you are interested in writing an article on the Caucasus, Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa get in touch at e.journal@asfar.org.uk The e-Journal focuses on the Balkans, Middle East and North Africa or the Caucasus. Articles can be on … Continued
Dear Reader, This time we are paying tribute. I have heard people say that explaining Brexit using the example of Erasmus+ is a strange thing to do. And it may indeed be so, but my friend’s sister would probably disagree. OK, maybe this is not how she explains Brexit, but this is at least one … Continued
Education is a good thing. This is a generalisation, but one of the very few with which most people would agree. Now, what education delivered to whom, where and how are issues which have led to wars, both verbal and physical, both of epic scale. While, historically, contemplating these questions has been considered a male-brain … Continued
In 2019, my partner and I wanted to travel through Central Asia, by land only. Our mission was to begin in Antalya on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, and travel all the way to Almaty, Kazakhstan, strictly by land, across the Caucasus and Central Asia. No airplanes; just trains, coaches, and boats. One of the most daunting … Continued
Introduction- Between Two Empires The city of Mostar first appeared in history books in 1474.[i] Its strategic location contributed to its fast development and expansion. From once a tiny kasaba (settlement), it has since developed into a strong economic and cultural centre. The city itself has a mixed demographic structure with Muslims, Eastern Orthodox and … Continued
Fresh Generation are a street dance crew from Sarajevo, formed in 2009 by a group of high schoolers who loved to dance hip-hop. Tarik Osmanagić and Dženita Hasečić are the founding figures of the group although many of the advanced dancers in the crew have been alongside their journey from the start. Since their conception, … Continued
Our guide had pulled up his van in the Nedžarici district in the east of Sarajevo, opposite to a broken, overgrown building with faded pastel colours blotched across its crumbling structures. An old nursing home he said, or rather, a new nursing home, never used, recently completed before the war broke out. It rests now, … Continued
Identity and heritage are often troubling concepts. Yet they are complicated further when the place from which you originate no longer exists. As is the case with Yugoslavia and those no longer able to identify with the place which they had, at some point, called home. Yugoslavia, once a nation of multiple ethnicities, religions, and … Continued
Emina, International Project Manager at Asfar, spent early March 2020 in Baku and although only staying for a few days, she collected a lot of memories and specific learning experiences from this trip. During this period, we were all learning how to live with the COVID-19 pandemic, having to literally change our behavior overnight – … Continued
We are looking for contributors for our next 2021 edition of the Asfar e-Journal! If you are interested in writing an article on ‘knowledge exchange’ in the Caucaus, get in touch at e.journal@asfar.org.uk The e-Journal focuses on the Balkans, Caucasus and Middle East and North Africa. Articles can be on a range of topics and … Continued
The Winter 2021 edition of the e-Journal includes nine articles from across the Caucasus, Balkans and Middle East & North Africa and marks the International Day of Education. Asfar would like to thank all contributors who have been involved in the Winter 2021 edition of the e-Journal. And especially would like to thank and welcome … Continued
We are looking for young people to join our Editorial Team at the Asfar e-Journal! We need Editors to cover the Balkans and Caucasus. The Asfar e-Journal publishes articles on the Caucasus, Balkans, Middle East and North Africa, supporting young writers to write about these regions. If you would be interested in joining the team, … Continued
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