Ruhnama

...Niyazov, who died in late 2006. </p><p>Educational standards withered under Niyazov, who made the study of his spiritual guide, the Rukhnama, obligatory for students at all levels. Basic education was cut to nine years from 10 years, while...

In this article: United States, American University of Central Asia, Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, Kyrgyzstan, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, American University in Bulgaria, Rukhnama, and Hillary Rodham Clinton

Ruhnama (The Book of the Soul, from Arabic روح ' and Persian '''نامه '') is a book written by Saparmurat Niyazov, late President for Life of Turkmenistan, combining spiritual/moral guidance, autobiography and revisionist history, much of it...

In this article: Qur'an, Allah, God, University of Leeds, and Michael Denison

...vast natural gas resources cooperated with Niyazov since he also controlled access to the natural resources. His book, Ruhnama (or Rukhnama), which is revered in Turkmenistan almost like a holy text, has been translated into 32 languages...

In this article: Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, Owezgeldi Atayew, Politics of Turkmenistan, and Soviet Union

...himself Turkmenbashi, "Father of All Turkmen," and ordered students and bureaucrats to study his two-volume spiritual tome called "Rukhnama." As gas wealth poured in, he planted statues of himself across the country and invested heavily in...

In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Natural gas, Rukhnama, Russia, Caspian Sea, and Europe

...Ashgabat, have been taken down, though plenty remain, including the huge one that rotates so that Turkmenbashi always faces the sun. The late ruler's North Korean-style political philosophy, the Ruhnama, is no longer taught in schools. ...

In this article: Turkmenistan, Political philosophy, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov

...he had fixed the problem of heroin addiction once and for all. "There was a problem, and then I wrote the Rukhnama and people read it and it solved the problem," he said, according to another diplomat, who was present. The Rukhnama, "The...

In this article: Heroin, Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, Rukhnama, HIV, AIDS, Hydrocarbon, U.S. Agency for International Development, and Taliban

...elaborately choreographed ceremony that featured thousands of brightly colored dancers. People carried huge banners featuring the "Rukhnama" _ Niyazov's book of moral guidelines that every Turkmen is required to study. A massive portrait of...

In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan, Rukhnama, Natural gas, Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Afghanistan

...to the the giant, gold-topped mosque Turkmenbashi built for $100 million and where, in an act of audacious blasphemy, Turkmenbashi's book Ruhnama lay next to the Holy Qu'ran. Muhammed asked me if Turkmenistan will become rich like Turkmenbashi...

In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, Unemployment, Georgetown University Law Center, Turkmenistan Youth & Civic Values Foundation, American University, and U.N.

Almost everyone in Turkmenistan, adults and children alike, was compelled to study Mr. Niyazov's two-volume "Book of Spirit" -- "Ruhnama" in Turkmen -- which contained his philosophical and historical ramblings. The country's...

In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, Natural gas, Soviet Union, Bread, Communism, World, World War II, and Surgery

...government officials for corruption allegations. Niyazov, who is also called Turkmenbashi or the Father of All Turkmens, wrote a book, "Rukhnama," which sets moral guidelines for Turkmens and is held as a sacred text. Golden statues and...

In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Allegation, Rukhnama, and Turkmenistan