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Niginakhon Saida
Niginakhon Saida is a scholar whose research interests focus on gender, Islam, and politics in Central Asia.
Nigina is a graduate of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, where she studied politics and security (Central Asia). She is an adjunct professor at Webster University in Tashkent and teaches political science and sociology related classes. She is also a master’s student at the University of Glasgow in Eurasian studies. Her research interests focus on gender, Islam, and politics in Central Asia. Nigina has a degree in European Studies: Human Rights and Democratization in the Caucasus from Yerevan State University as well.
You can find her on Twitter.
Nigina was a Summer 2022 intern with The Diplomat’s Crossroads Asia section and is now a regular contributor to The Diplomat.
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June 20, 2023
Redeeming Book Culture in Uzbekistan
By Niginakhon Saida
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May 04, 2023
Meet the Women Who Pushed Uzbekistan to Criminalize Domestic Violence
By Niginakhon Saida
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April 04, 2023
Civil Society Activists Launch Campaign Against ‘Culture of Violence’ in Tashkent
By Niginakhon Saida
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March 31, 2023
Online Bride and Prejudice in Uzbek Society
By Niginakhon Saida and Zukhra Rakhmatullaeva
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March 14, 2023
Another Uzbek Killed in Ukraine
By Niginakhon Saida
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March 09, 2023
Central Asians Face Entry Denial at Georgian Border
By Niginakhon Saida
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January 20, 2023
Uzbekistan’s Drawn-out Journey From Cyrillic to Latin Script
By Niginakhon Saida
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November 29, 2022
Abortion in Uzbekistan: Legal, Accessible, Declining
By Niginakhon Saida
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October 26, 2022
For Sale: Uzbek Babies, Never Parented.
By Niginakhon Saida
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October 21, 2022
To Deepen Relations With Uzbekistan, Turkey Leans on Cultural Appeal
By Niginakhon Saida
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September 15, 2022
Uzbekistan’s Looted Museums and Forged Artifacts
By Niginakhon Saida
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