The other day, I was in the waiting room of a doctor’s office in Haifa, when three people walked in and sat behind me. Two were men dressed in Western clothes, one looking to be in his 30s and the ...

As part of our ongoing series highlighting the work of activists promoting European minority and regional languages in digital spaces, we would like to feature Emre Phsigusa (@emrepshigusa). Through ...

For the past 24 years, the International Circassian Association (MChA), which has its headquarters in Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (KBR), has sought to function as a bridge ...

Israel's tiny Circassian community living near the border with Lebanon has managed to retain its identity through food, traditions and language — Ilia YEFIMOVICH On a sunny afternoon, Shina Shabso was ...

How does this place actually exist? How does it function as a discrete pocket of Israeli society while also maintaining nearly complete cultural autonomy? “Where are you from?” is a rather simple ...

The Journal of Caucasian Studies (JOCAS) is a peer-reviewed, bi-annual, international, academic journal. It is also multilingual, including articles in English, Turkish and Russian. JOCAS gives voice ...

On a sunny afternoon, Shina Shabso was busy making traditional cheese pastries for a wedding on Israel's border with Lebanon, the celebration in the Circassian village of Rehaniya a much-needed break ...