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Men gather for Friday evening prayers at Bukhara's oldest synagogue, one of just two still functioning, in the old city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, October 17, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
December 12, 2025, 3:50 pm
In an ancient oasis in Bukhara, a tiny Jewish community relies on its Muslim neighbors
Once an influential Jewish hub on Central Asia’s Silk Road, urban center in Uzbekistan is now home to just several hundred Jews, unthreatened by antisemitism, struggling to keep tradition alive
By Sue Surkes
Alisher Tursunov, widely known as Mubashshir Ahmad, on October 1, 2023. (Javlonbek Ilhomovich, Public Domain)
August 19, 2025, 8:51 pm
Uzbek cleric on trial for inciting hate, after backing call for jihad against Israel
Alisher Tursunov, widely known as Mubashshir Ahmad and boasting a million followers online, pleads not guilty after endorsing Qatar-based fatwa; could face 5-8 years in prison
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of students in Namangan, Uzbekistan. (Wikimedia Commons)
April 8, 2025, 7:53 pm
Schools in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan portray Jews fairly, study shows
Findings on Muslim-majority Central Asian countries more encouraging than previous investigations into European countries
By Zev Stub
Pictures released by the UAE on November 25, 2024, of the three suspects in the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan (left to right): Olimpi Toirovich (28), Makhmudjon Abdurakhim (28), and Azizbek Kamlovich (33). (X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 26, 2024, 9:36 pm
UAE thanks Turkey for help apprehending suspects in murder of Chabad Rabbi Kogan
UAE’s foreign ministry confirms Ankara’s involvement, but does not provide details on how it helped or where the suspects were when they were caught
By Jaidaa Taha and Alexander Cornwell
Israel's Anan Khalaili, left, celebrates with teammate Hamza Shibli, right, after scoring their team's first goal against Uzbekistan during a FIFA U-20 World Cup round of 16 soccer match at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, Argentina, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
May 31, 2023, 3:59 am
97th-minute stunner over Uzbekistan sends Israel to U-20 World Cup quarterfinal
Second successive win keeps Israeli youngsters’ improbable run alive, but squad likely faces powerhouse Brazil next
By ToI Staff
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, August 29, 2022. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
September 14, 2022, 5:00 pm
Iranian president says Tehran will pursue membership in Russia-China bloc
Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit set for Thursday and Friday in Uzbekistan is first entirely face-to-face leaders’ meeting since start of coronavirus pandemic
By AFP
A wounded man wearing Afghani military uniform is treated by medics in Uzbekistan, August 15, 2021. (Video screenshot / Twitter)
August 16, 2021, 4:27 pm
Afghan military plane crashes in Uzbekistan amid Taliban takeover
Two men wearing uniforms taken to hospital from the site of the crash, one apparently with a parachute
By Agencies
The flags of the US, United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain seen on the side of a road in the city of Netanya, September 14, 2020 (Flash90)
March 2, 2021, 3:35 am
Trump’s $3 billion Abraham Fund may be tapped out before staking a dime
Future of opaque initiative meant to back Arab-Israel normalization unclear after political appointee heading it quits and Biden administration appears set to shut spigot
By Tal Schneider
The Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (Courtesy of L'Chaim via JTA)
August 8, 2020, 7:51 pm
Construction firm pulls lawsuit to evict synagogue in Uzbekistan
After international outcry, Absolute Business Trade ends legal efforts to force Jewish house of prayer to vacate building in order to build luxury apartments
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (Courtesy/L'Chaim via JTA)
July 31, 2020, 8:57 pm
Uzbekistan Jews fight to save 124-year-old synagogue from demolition
First Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tashkent reportedly set to be leveled for construction of luxury apartment complex
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Portraits of Jerusalemites from a photo exhibit titled "Jerusalem is not just a city" by Israeli artist Dmitry Brickman. (Brickman's website)
June 6, 2019, 3:19 pm
Uzbekistan nixes Israeli photo exhibit over the word ‘Jerusalem’
Officials in the Muslim nation say Trump’s 2017 recognition of the city as Israel’s capital sparked tensions in the Muslim world
By ToI Staff
A general view of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, taken from the legendary Kalyan minaret with the Mir-I-Arab Madrassa in the foreground, November 21, 2001 (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
From the WebApril 8, 2018, 3:32 am
In Bukhara, 10,000 Jewish graves but just 150 Jews
New York Times travels to Uzbek city that used to house one of the world’s oldest and biggest Jewish communities
Policemen secure the entrance to the Stockholm District Court where Uzbek national Rakhmat Akilov, prime suspect in the Stockholm truck attack, appeared in court on April 11, 2017. (AFP Photo/TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg)
April 12, 2017, 6:38 pm
Stockholm attack suspect tried to join IS in Syria – reports
Rakhmat Akilov reportedly influenced by fellow Central Asians, received order from terror group to carry out truck-ramming
By AFP
A girl lights candles in front of the department store Ahlens in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, April 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
April 10, 2017, 7:52 am
Swedes saddened by terror suspect’s status as failed asylum-seeker
PM Stefan Lofven says he is ‘frustrated’ as fellow Swedes ponder their open-door policies
By MATTI HUUHTANEN and JAN M. OLSEN
Swedish police released a photo taken from surveillance footage of the main suspect in a truck ramming attack in Stockholm on April 7, 2017 that killed at least three people. (Swedish police)
April 10, 2017, 4:33 am
Stockholm suspect an ‘IS sympathizer’ who ‘partied and drank’
Uzbek construction worker who killed 4 in truck-ramming not ‘particularly religious,’ colleagues say
By AFP
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