|
|
|
The official launch of the Odyssey guidebook "Tajikistan and the High Pamirs" - superbly organised by Caroline Eden -
took place at Pushkin House in London on 4 November 2009. The event was attended by many
who had already been in the Pamirs and others who plan (or may be persuaded) to go, as well as
a few "armchair travellers."
Several Pamiri students and alumni from the Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) and
the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) were also present and gave a demonstration of
Pamiri dancing. The photos below (taken by Caroline Eden and some of the Pamiri students) are a pleasant memory of a successful occasion.
See also
here and
here.
Huw Thomas, co-author, with (l. to r.) Pamiri students Shodigul, Shamsiya and Regina.
Caroline Eden (centre) with Markus Hauser (cartographer for the Tajikistan guide) and Diana Gleadhill (author of the Odyssey guide to Kamchatka)
L to R: Huw Thomas, Zarrina Muhammadieva, Anise Walji, Robert, Munira Chudoba and Heidi Middleton
L to R: Farangis, Dagi, Ismatullo Nasredinov (First Secretary and Consul, Tajik Embassy, London), Sultonbek, Shodigul, Zamira, Gurdofarid, Amina, Shamsiya and Sangina
|
|
