Interviews
CAILS lessons are based on interviews with scholars, public officials, and other experts. We acknowledge the following individuals for their time in providing these interviews.
Kazak
| Name | Affiliation | Topic(s)/Lesson(s) | |
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Prof. Dr. Sarsengali Abdimanopov | Professor of Science and Technology and the President of Eurasian University, Astana | Educational Reform in Kazakhstan |
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Dr. Kamal Alpeyisova | Deputy Manager of the Senate Editorial News Department, Kazakhstan Parliament, Astana | Gender Issues |
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Prof. Dr. Kamal N. Burkhanov | Professor of Political Science, Director of the Valokhanov Institute of History andEthnology, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty | The Sociopolitical Systems of the Early Kazak Khanates |
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Prof. Dr. Azhigali S. Eskendiruli | Professor of Archaeology and Ethnography at the Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty | Preserving Traditional Kazak Culture |
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Prof. Dr. Seit A. Kasbabasov | Professor of Kazak Literature and the Director of the M. Auezov Institute of Literature and Arts, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty | The Current Status of Kazak Literature |
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Prof. Dr. Abduwali Kaydar | Professor of Turkic languages at the Institute of Linguistics, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty | The Function and Status of Kazak in Kazakhstan Language Rights |
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Dr. Ayzhamal I. Kudaybergenova | Senior Researcher in Sociocultural Anthropology at the Valokhanov Institute of History and Ethnology, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty | Demographic Transition in Kazakhstan |
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Prof. Dr. Kasim Mukanov | Professor of Biotechnology, Associate Director of the Department of Science at the National Biotechnology Center of Kazakhstan, Astana | Biotechnology on the Kazak Steppe |
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Prof. Dr. Ashirbek Muminov | Professor of Islam and Islamic Texts, Associate Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty | Different Aspects of Islam |
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Prof. Dr. Zeynullin Abdikarim | Professor of Geography and Mining Science, Associate Director of the Department of Science, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty | Biotechnology on the Kazak Steppe |
Uzbek
| Name | Affiliation | Topic(s)/Lesson(s) | |
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Ilyos Arabov | Graduate of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan | Dutar performance in the lesson Music in Islamic History |
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Dr Adhamjon Ashirov | Associate Director of the History Institute, Academy of Science of the Republic of Uzbekistan | Rituals in Uzbek Society |
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Nigora Azimova | Indiana University | Education in Uzbekistan |
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Prof. Okilxon Ibrohimov | Professor and Musicologist at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan | Fuzuliy and Sufism |
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Dilmuhammad Kamalov | Businessman and Director of the Tashkent Language Center | Business Etiquette in Uzbekistan |
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Dr. Dilbar Kambarova | Writer, poet, journalist, women’s activist, and religious figure | Women in Uzbek Families |
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Dr. Shakhnoza Madaeva | Associate Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology, Uzbekistan National University | Navoiy and Uzbek National Culture |
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Sherzod Makhmudov | Junior Researcher at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan | The Emergence of the Khanate of Kokand |
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Prof. Zokirxon Oripov | State Conservatory of Uzbekistan and the Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies | Music in Islamic History |
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Dr. Gulchekhra Sultonova | Researcher at the Institute of History in Tashkent | Researching the History of Central Asia |
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Dr. Otobek Zhurabayev | Alisher Navoi National Literature Museum, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan | Bedil and 19th Century Literature |
