Leading Communications Unit at
@UNDPTJK
|| Journalist || Filmmaker 🎞️|| Past intern at
@ABC
|| Former Research Fellow at
@CESSorg
|| Giving voice to voiceless
My first video about the first mosque 🕌 in Central Asia, which used to be a
#Zoroastrian
temple before.
Now it’s an abandoned structure, but still very interesting. Here you can feel the soul of history.
This week is gonna be so hectic and crazy! I am getting ready for a documentary that will illustrate my personal story as a female journalist living in a traditional society of
#CentralAsia
. I’m a bit worried and I hope I will perform well 🙌🏼🫶🏻
My name is Nigora. I’m from
#Tajikistan
, a country where
#Twitter
is still quite new.That’s why I’m promoting it in here. I have 20
#trainees
who need your support.A list of them is👇
Please follow our enthusiastic trainees who work hard to fill the gaps of info shortages from🇹🇯
Getting ready for my vocation in 2weeks. In between I travel to🇪🇺for a week.Then return to
#Tajikistan
and will get ready for another trip to France🇫🇷 Now there’s a dilemma-France or Badakhshan? which is in my neck of the woods. But never been there. Where you spend ur voc👉🏻year?
Dear friends,
Good news: I have now 19K followers on
#Twitter
! Congratulations to me!!
I promise, after reaching 50-60K I’ll start my
#YouTube
channel or my own
#media
company making insightful content about
#Tajikistan
in English
Thank you so much for sticking with me!🙏❤️
In
#Tajikistan
, we celebrate Eid for three days. The second two days are for those who were busy during the very first day.
#Qurban
Eid or Eid ul Adha Mubarak to all!
@idastan
thank you for the beautiful shot!
Had such a wonderful time along with
@Roof_oftheWorld
my
#Badakhshi
friend of
#Afghanistani
🇦🇫origin currently residing
#Paris
We went to a Persian restaurant nearby Nortre-Dame de Paris and had some delicious Kabuli and kebab and met some others Tajiks from🇦🇫Thank you dear🙏
With a simple
#rural
man from Zumand village! I will be honest - I forgot his name. Albeit I know that he is 61. When asked to take a picture with him, he was so shy and blushed 😂 That’s the nature of rural people of
#Tajikistan
who are extremely hospitable.
Hello my dear friends! Finally I have made it from Tajikistan 🇹🇯 to Czechia 🇨🇿 After 10 hours in
#Istanbul
, I finally arrived in
#Prague
, a beautiful city with some interesting
#Soviet
architecture. Also, I love to see cemeteries here - they’re like museum. Once I made a video.
My motherland
#Tajikistan
is the best place on earth for me. Whenever I travel overseas I always want to come back again 🇹🇯❤️ These mountains 🏔️ never stop calling me…
Last time I was in
#Paris
in the fall. So grateful to French people for the warm hospitality 💙🤍❤️ A simple
#Tajik
girl is immensely happy to be back in Paris again
Lately I have been so stressed out about my health conditions. After so many struggles to find a good doctor, today I found out that I am not that bad! It’s the fist day I’m smiling since then
I am delighted to share that I have taken on the role of Communication Analyst for the United Nations 🇺🇳 Development Program in Tajikistan. This marks a new chapter for me, transitioning from journalism.
Look forward to leveraging my experience to contribute towards the 🇺🇳goals
Dear friends,
#Qurban
#Eid
or Eid Al Adha Mubarak to you and your beloved ones!
After visiting my beloved ones in western
#Tajikistan
, I set off a trip to northern part of the country.
The landscape is so lovely 🥰
On the eve of
#Valentine
’s
#Day
I’m sending hearty wishes from
#Tajikistan
to all of my Twitter friends. May love always accompanies you both at home, work + elsewhere
I’ve made a short💕story of 2
#disabled
people who met each other at their late 40s. Will share it tomorrow 🥰
Happy birthday to me! 🎉🎁🎂
As I celebrate another year of life, I wish myself success and new accomplishments. These aspirations are especially significant for a
#Tajik
woman like me - independence means a world to me 🥰
Assalam aleykum to everyone!
From my family to your family Eid Mubarak! May prosperity, peace and blessings abound in your home 🏡
#Dushanbe
#Tajikistan
Happy Navruz to all of my friends! May the
#Tajik
-Persian New Year brings you a lot of joy, happiness and as Tajiks say “May your every day be Navruz - vibrant, green and magnificent.”
Assalam aleykum or Namaste, dear brothers & sisters🙏
I’m fascinated by different cultures:each one has something unique & captivating to offer.
💁🏻♀️
#Pakistani
dress was a thoughtful gift from my Pakistani classmate’s wife.The choice of💚resonates deeply w/ me as it's a color Iove
Donkeys are the major transport in most of rural areas in
#Tajikistan
. They help a lot in household work of rural inhabitants. The price of one donkey 🫏 is 1000 TJK (almost 90 USD)
Shot by
@Shegan_7
Good evening from Dushanbe
#Tajikistan
. I’m going out for the first time since arrived from Paris. I had one day in Uzbekistan along the way and purchased this beautiful
#ikat
or
#atlas
purse which is decorating my overall outfit. Just wanted to show it off 🙈❤️
It’s my birthday today🥂🥳
Throughout my life & career I have learn 3 important things:
1. Rely upon your own shoulders in life
2. Have no expectations from other people
3. Be kind and helpful to others
These tips will definitely evolve you into an independent
#Tajik
girl 🥰
Beautiful
#Tajikistani
young rural women demonstrating the attributes of colorful national garments. The one in the middle should be a newly wed bride 💡🥳
With Zarrina, a kind
#Tajik
rural woman, who is producing organic honey 🍯 in the mountains 🏔️ in the north of
#Tajikistan
. I and my friends wanted to buy some honey, but she didn’t sell “It’s my gift for you”, she said 🌺
#Tajikistan
during Soviet times. 1985. Badakhshani women are one of the most beautiful ones in the republic - maybe because of the nature and high peaks?))
If you meet people in the mountains or pastures, they will always share a piece of bread and tea. This happens to me all the time.
This time I had some special sort of bread - “ochagi nan”
The boy who offered the bread, said “don’t refuse it, it’s mum’s bread” - this melted my♥️
Today I visited
#Hissar
fortress, and Masjidi Kuhna (The Old Mosque) in Western
#Tajikistan
, 30 km from
#Dushanbe
, one of the most famous historical buildings in
#CentralAsia
. The fortress was built 2500 y.a., the main gate - in the 16th century by order of the
#Bukhara
#Emir
In Wota village of Ayni district, northern
#Tajikistan
, 270 km from Dushanbe along the uphills and downhills of mountains 🏔️ My journey starts today. Yesterday I arrived late and needed some rest. Today - ready to explore the district. Stick with me 🎈🙂❤️
Hello my dear friends! Finally I’m home. Now, it’s time to make my plans for the trip to
#Bukhara
, where I always dreamed to be. I hope you’re enjoying your Monday. As to me, I’m on my vocation 😻which I will spend in mountains and other international trips. Have a wonderful day
#Tajiks
always worn colorful attire, but nowadays Middle Eastern style is taking over our own clothes. Women more often wear long black dresses which is very foreign to my eyes. I and my mother never dress in black 🙂 We prefer to be vibrant like this girl in the picture
With beautiful young
#Afghan
ladies in Somoniyon lyceum, the sole Afghan school in
#Dushanbe
Their teacher says “they are the future of
#Afghanistan
”
Today is a good occasion to cheer up! The school is being funded by an American donor (Spirit of American) for 2 more years
Good morning from people of
#Tajikistan
! If you ever happen to visit our country, especially rural areas, ppl will never let you go without having a
#piyola
🍵of green
#tea
Hospitality is not only our culture, but upbringing and our nature!
P.S.North is a paradise for filmmakers
#Tajikistan
dispatched 130 trucks loaded with
#humanitarian
aid—winter clothes, shoes, food, construction materials, tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and essential supplies totaling 3,300 tons. This support is a crucial lifeline for
#Afghanistan
, delivered with care and solidarity
My old
#Uzbek
dress… It has such a beautiful history behind. Back in 2019 I was in
#Tashkent
. I lived near by Hyatt hotel. There was a park where I met a craftsman. I tried this dress but didn’t buy it. It was pricy. Then the craftsman kindly gifted this handmade dress to me 🥰
Beautiful
#Samarkand
… my historical motherland, was the center of civilization and culture.
Dear friends, I wanna ask a question:
Do you travel alone or you prefer a company?
I always travel alone if I’m not able to find a good companion 🙂🎈
Today I resigned from my job. I served as a multimedia journalist and documentarian with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (TJ service) I confess that I was overcome with a feeling of sadness, because I’m used to our incredible team. I will miss my job and my colleagues a lot…
Dear friends, I'd like to offer some friendly advice: If you're planning to visit Central Asia for the first time, please consider doing a little research about the region. It will be quite helpful! 😊🌍🎈
With my sweet sister ♥️
So happy that I have her in my life. When my mom is not around, she’s always here for me to give me her support and love, attention and care!
In Dushanbe
#Tajikistan
Inhabitants of this mountain village, located some 3K above sea level, mostly make a living from farming and tending livestock in the mountain pastures. During their pastoral life they produce milk; yogurt, butter, qurut and kefir. They live here without electricity.
#Tajikistan
Finally my trip comes to an end! I missed
#Dushanbe
and beautiful
#Tajikistan
’s mountains 🏔️ so much… it feels like they are calling me home 🏡 Great plans are ahead ♥️
P.S. Next stop -Tajikistan-France-Türkiye-Tajikistan
Waiting for changes in my life!
Hello my dear Twitter friends! It’s been a while since I haven’t updated my twitter. Now, I am back and hope not to disappear again 🕵️♀️☀️
What have you been up to lately?
P.S. In the heart of
#Dushanbe
#Tajikistan
In a new session of the Tajik national museum - the era when Alexander the Great faced his biggest challenges - Spitaman, Tajik Sogdian commander who led the uprising in Sogdia and Bactria against Alexander in 329-327 BC. uh
Dear friends,
I might sound a bit ambitious, but I'm really determined to reach 21K followers. Your support means a lot to me, and I would be grateful for any help in reaching this milestone🥰It's been a challenge to grow lately, but with your help,I believe we can make it happen
In Revat village of Ayni district in northern
#Tajikistan
bordering with Uzbekistan through a neighboring city Panjakent. People are very very hospitable here. Albeit it’s my first time here, I never felt myself a stranger. People never allow you to bypass them without a cup of🍵
My dear grandpa Mardon,85. He had a very happy life with my grandma who passed away at her 49 in 1996. My grandpa brought up 9 children alone and he never married again.I never met a person as kind and strong as him.Last time when I saw him he seemed so old what made me a bit sad
Despite once my grandpa’s donkey was about to swallow my thumb while feeding him I never stop admiring these strong/sturdy animals. It’s very common in rural
#Tajikistan
to use🫏as the major transport. How about your counties?As far as I know it’s not the case for European states
Hi everyone! This beautiful tower which was critically accepted by some Tajik experts, looks not that bad. I like it. BTW it’s my first time in this park called “independence Park” dedicated to 31st anniversary of
#Tajikistan
🇹🇯
Hello from a fragrant garden in
#Dushanbe
the capital city of
#Tajikistan
. Some ppl think “Nigora is a
#feminist
” Let’s make it a bit clearer: maybe I am a feminist, who only wants equal rights for women and men when it comes to access to
#education
. That’s it. I love men ❤️
At the altitude of 3K meters, I was lost somewhere among the
#mountains
🙈
Suddenly, I met some young
#farmers
cultivating local
#potatoes
🥔 helping their parents while on the summer break. Muhsin, 18, a student at Technical Uni, who’s spending his time doing a great job!
Being young is the best joy of life! You’re strong, hopeful, invincible, inquisitive! You know the value of love cos you have a heart full of love and ready to love!
Don’t wanna age up 🎈
Sometimes Im too reflective, maybe i should have been a philosopher?!
My best memories serving as a reporter for the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. In my reporting career I always gave voices to marginalized communities, focusing on
#poverty
, access to
#education
and
#healthcare
,
#women
empowerment and
#children
left behind. I’ll miss these days