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It Is, I Am

A jar of yogurt represents home; an ancient, chipped ceramic pot symbolizes humanity; a traditional frame drum evokes passion; an old, smelly sweater brings to mind caref...

Identity

29 July, 2018

Living on the Edge: Georgia’s Precarious Workers

Employees complain about slavery, nepotism, unbearable conditions, underrated work, some go as far as to compare their workplace to gulags. Customer services are the most...

Identity

14 July, 2018

The Multifaceted Identities of Azerbaijani Men and Women

They are mothers, sisters, wives -- or, at least, this is how they perceive themselves. When asked to identify themselves, women in Azerbaijan tend to respond with roles...

Identity

13 July, 2018

Georgia: Three Women Who Bust Barriers

Throughout the Caucasus, many believe that the community in which you were born determines who you are and what you become. But three ethnic Azerbaijani women in Georgia...

Identity

12 July, 2018

Being Jek in Azerbaijan

It is the village of Jek (Cek in Azerbaijani). And its 300-some inhabitants, predominantly Sunni Muslims, consider themselves ethnic Jeks, descendants of the Caucasian Al...

Identity

11 July, 2018

Okan The Turk Goes to Armenia

Growing up in the Turkish capital, Ankara, 33-year-old Okan Doğan heard the word “Armenian” used as a an insult, just like his peers in Armenia heard the word...

Identity

10 July, 2018

Armenia’s Para-Armwrestler: Redefining Victory

The explosion threw Sargis Stepanyan’s body up into the air and dragged his spirit down to the ground. When the then 31-year-old army major regained consciousness i...

Identity

2 July, 2018

A Chronicle of Exes

Marriage is no longer the unchangeable Armenian custom that it once was. Young, urban Armenians today have far greater choices about how to live their lives than in the S...

Identity

29 June, 2018