Winter sports don’t command much of a following in a Middle East more familiar with sand than snow, but one of the region’s lesser-known minorities will be glued to its TV screens when the Olympics ...
Circassians across the world, including in Israel, have watched the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, with disgust. Here, Circassians protest in Istanbul, Feb. 2, 2014. Reuters/Osman ...
“Sochi is the land of Circassians. They can’t hide this anymore.” Ethnic Circassians protest against the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in front of the Russian embassy in Amman. (Reuters/Muhammad Hamed) ...
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 ...
09 November 2008 AMMAN - Circassian culture has a rich history of strictly followed traditions and customs shaped by tough times in the old days of the Caucasus, and although these traditions have ...
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Aibek Napso, director of the Circassian Heritage Centre in Kfar Kama, gives an overview of Circassian history and this people’s current struggles to preserve its identity in Israel The Circassian ...