Television preachers, renowned qawwali singers and prominent politicians with clandestine Sufi proclivities all flock to the garden to sample the ecstatic music.
A year since ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, the region, on the surface, seems to have returned to normal. ut the two communities are struggling to restore mutual trust.
Michael Emerson discusses how the European Union crafts its policies with Central Asian countries by balancing its energy needs with its concern over democratic values and human rights.
Michael Emerson discussed Europe's dependence on natural gas from the east, the current status of planned pipelines to deliver natural gas and Germany's role in the energy game with Russia.