Confessions of Nomad Booktivist

Confessions of Nomad Booktivist

Filip Noubel Welcome to Chaï Latte & Salt Hello, Filip Noubel is the managing editor of the freedom of expression outlet Global Voices  (globalvoices.org). He is a co-founder and co-editor at Cathay Publishers. Filip also contributes to an award-winning literary...
Reviving Forgotten Epic Voice

Reviving Forgotten Epic Voice

Kenje Kara, a Kyrgyz epic teller by B.Smirnov, 1903 (figure from “The Semetey of Kenje Kara” by Daniel Prior, Publisher Harrassowitz) Welcome to Chaï Latte & Salt, author: Janyl Jusupjan, an independent filmmaker and author from Kyrgyzstan. An amazing...
Treasures of Female Sufi Music

Treasures of Female Sufi Music

Razia Sultanova (2nd from left) with women during her field research in Uzbekistan, 1990s Dr. Razia Sultanova is author of “From Shamanism to Sufism, Women, Islam and Culture in Central Asia”. Listen the episode here: This episode of the first English...