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Sudan

The Sudanese people are known for their extraordinary diversity, rooted in a shared cultural heritage and a history spanning millennia. The country’s rich cultural landscape is shaped by a variety of ethnic, linguistic, and religious communities, playing significant roles in enriching their identity and customs. The Sudanese cultural wealth…

Sunda

The Sunda people live in the highlands of West Java representing the second-largest ethnic group in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Known for their warm friendliness, family-oriented culture, and the welcoming spirit they call “ngabodor” (a love for humor and laughter), the Sunda have inhabited their homeland which…

Sunni Zaza

Hidden in the rugged mountains of Eastern Turkey, the Southern Zaza people—about 1.5 to 2 million strong—live largely unnoticed. Speaking Dimli (Zazaki), a Northwestern Iranian language distinct from Turkish and Kurdish, they are traditionally nomadic shepherds and farmers who move seasonally between mountain pastures and lower plains. Their society…

Tajikistan

Nestled in the heart of Central Asia, Tajikistan lies between Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Much of this rugged land is covered by towering mountains, including the majestic Pamir Mountains, often called the “Roof of the World.” Yet beneath this breathtaking landscape lies a nation weighed down by poverty…

Tehran

Tehran rises at the foot of the Alborz Mountains, where snow-capped peaks overlook a city alive with tension and beauty, memory and longing. As Iran’s capital and cultural heart, Tehran is home primarily to Urban Persian, Farsi-speaking peoples—poets and engineers, students and scholars, mothers and taxi drivers, many carrying…

Tunisia

The flag of the Tunisian Republic is dyed in red, symbolizing the bloodshed by martyrs in the ongoing struggle against oppression, a battle that Christians in this northern African nation continue to face today. For a long time, Tunisia has been seen as a country with limited religious freedom,…