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A  P A T H   A P P E A R S Empowering Women Abroad at Home Written by Megan Relly Cayten for www.apathappears.org Original article can be found here. This is a story about a business started in a garage. It’s not Amazon or Apple – it’s a far more modest operation, though …

VOICE OF AMERICA FEATURES BIBI HANUM IN THEIR PROGRAM. American product developer Dena Harris and Uzbek fashion designer Muhayo Aliyeva bring their ikat collection to NY Gift show, August 2014. US-based non-profit the Design Council paired Muhayo and Dena. In an interview with Voice of America’s Uzbek service they tell their story.

THE WORK OF ART International Folk Art Alliance Campaign for World Artists INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF FOLK ARTISTS Letter from my dear friend and  sponsor Maya! Dear Friend, As a long-time supporter of the International Folk Art Alliance, it has been my great joy to sponsor an inspirational artist, Mukhayyo Aliyeva from Uzbekistan for the …

HAND EYE MAGAZINE ARTICLE Uzbek Riches – Bibi Hanum Brings Ikat to the Masses Article written by Rebeca Schille for HandEye Magazine. Until the first quarter of the 20th century, Uzbekistan’s tailors, designers and embroiderers were part of a guild system. When the region came under Soviet rule, Uzbek ethnic identity was repressed along with …

ПРАВДА ВОСТОКА 8 февраля 2013 года №27 (27477) РУБРИКА: ЖЕНЩИНА НА РАБОТЕ И ДОМА МЕЧТЫ ИЗ ХАН-АТЛАСА Мухайе Алиева – одна из тех счастливиц, про которых можно с уверенностью сказать, что занятие любимым делом приносит вдохновение и радость, не отнимая при этом желание проводить время с родными, оставаться хранительницей семейного очага. Мать двоих замечательных детей, …