Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings epa04052150 Members of a Circassian ethnic group shout slogans during a ...
“We have never been united,” says Janberd Dinçer, one of Turkey’s leading Circassian activists. “But today, we are more divided than ever.” Dinçer is a leading member of the Federation of Caucasian ...
Abkhazia may be an unlikely home for Syrian refugees in the South Caucasus, but since war broke out, this small de-facto state on the Black Sea, considered by most states to be Georgian territory, has ...
Israel's tiny Circassian community living near the border with Lebanon has managed to retain its identity through food, traditions and language — Ilia YEFIMOVICH On a sunny afternoon, Shina Shabso was ...
On 21 May each year, Circassians around the world honor their ancestors who perished in the course of the Russian Empire's war of conquest against them. The 101-year struggle culminated in the mass ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Last week, Maykop was deserted as most people hid from the freezing rain pelting this quiet town in southern ...
On a sunny afternoon, Shina Shabso was busy making traditional cheese pastries for a wedding on Israel's border with Lebanon, the celebration in the Circassian village of Rehaniya a much-needed break ...