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1. We Are All Africans At left is the first t-shirt design I ever attempted. It was inspired by a public radio documentary I heard last summer (2007) which explored human evolution, most notably the factors that gave rise to human intelligence, and the role those developme...
2. Kyrgyzstan - The True Pearl of Central Asia When you first heard the name of this country, you must have gone: "Say what?" Lol I understand, I get it all the time. It is often confused with Kazakhstan (the neighbouring country, much bigger and richer one!). Well, Kyrgyzstan (officiall...
3. Tamerlane (Timur) Tamerland (Timur; Timur the Lame) (1335-1405) was a Mongol emperor based in Samarkand (in present-day Uzbekistan) and one of history's great conquerors. Claiming descent from Genghis Khan, Tamerlane set out to create a new Mongol empire. He conquere...
4. Afghanistan - Learn, Explore and Travel Series - L.E.T.S. Daoud's Republic (1973-78) and the April 1978 Coup Amid charges of corruption and malfeasance against the royal family and poor economic conditions created by the severe 1971-72 drought, former Prime Minister Daoud seized power in a military coup on...
5. The Collective Security Treaty Organization The CSTO's organization of a Rapid Deployment Force in February 2009, together with the forced closure by Kyrgyzstan of the USAF staging base for Afghanistan, located in Kyrgyzstan, signals a new chapter in US-Russia's geopolitic.. Or, it is just ano...