Tariq Saeedi We are all evolving, though not in the way Darwin meant. This isn't about species adapting over millennia. This is about the person you were yesterday becoming someone slightly different today, and the society we inhabited last decade transforming into something we're still trying to recognize. The evolution that matters most isn't written in our genes—it's … [Read more...]
Neutrality of Turkmenistan and its Kaleidoscopic Nature
Tariq Saeedi On December 12, 2025, delegates from around the world will gather in Ashgabat to mark three decades of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality. But this is no ordinary anniversary. What began as a simple commitment to non-alignment has evolved into something far more remarkable—a living demonstration of how a small nation can become a force for peace not by standing … [Read more...]
Ghazali, Rumi, and Iqbal: A Timeless Troika of Hope for Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi Imagine sitting down with a cup of chai on a crisp autumn evening in Ashgabat, the kind where the desert wind whispers secrets from a thousand years ago. You're flipping through stories of three souls—Al-Ghazali, Rumi, and Iqbal—who never planted roots in Central Asia, never watched the sun dip behind the Kopet Dag mountains. Yet their voices? They're woven … [Read more...]
Some connectible dots
Tariq Saeedi Here are some connectible dots: 1.Brutus says in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar:There is a tide in the affairs of men.Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;Omitted, all the voyage of their lifeIs bound in shallows and in miseries.On such a full sea are we now afloat,And we must take the current when it serves,Or lose our ventures. 2.The … [Read more...]
Anatomy of Peace
Tariq Saeedi Peace is a living organism. In fact, it is not just any living organism—it is one of a highly sensitive nature. Peace is not merely the absence of conflict; it is a dynamic entity that requires nurturing, care, and intentional effort to thrive. To truly understand peace, we must adopt a holistic perspective: everything is interconnected. Just as organisms … [Read more...]
The lasting relevance of Alvin Toffler
Elvira Kadyrova and Raviliya Kadyrova Alvin Toffler never lost his relevance although the ‘information overload,’ a term he coined, pushed Toffler to the middle row for a while. With an uncanny gift to predict the future, and the ability to write long texts coherently, Alvin Toffler, working together with his wife Heidi Toffler, created an impressively large volume of … [Read more...]