Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center’s latest annual report found “high” or “very high” ...

The apparently increasing number of hujra, clandestine religious classrooms, in Uzbekistan indicates a growing need for formal religious education that is not attainable for many at present.

Islamic practices in Uzbekistan, after enduring seven decades of Soviet-imposed atheism, are now being increasingly adopted ...

The authoritarian-minded leadership of Uzbekistan is promoting reforms that may have decidedly progressive outcomes in such ...

Nodirbek Yakubboev, the Uzbekistani Grandmaster has sparked a controversy after declining Rameshbabu Vaishali's handshake offer ...

The government justifies this policy and its tight control over religion as necessary in the fight against terrorism. Uzbekistan has endured acts of terrorism. In 1999 bombings of government ...

Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has revealed the reason why he refused to shake hands with India’s R Vaishali ahead ...

Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev did shake hands with another Indian GM Divya Deshmukh in 2023 but refused to do ...

The right to freedom of expression is obstructed all over the world. In Uzbekistan, political and religious freedom are severely restricted and the media is controlled by the state. Critics say ...

Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev later explained why he refuted to shake hands with Vaishali Rameshbabu in the Tata ...