After being absent for a considerable amount of time, Loewe relates in his “Dictionary of the Circassian Language (Containing All the Most Necessary Words for the Traveller, the Soldier, and the ...

Estimates of the size of Syria’s Circassian community vary from 55,000--60,000 to 80,000--100,000. There are an estimated 5,000 Chechens in Syria, and up to 700 Ossetians. The Circassians first ...

Circassians in Israel told me about the thrill of hearing their music on Syrian radio in the 1960s. Now, they can chat to their lost cousins on Skype.

The 400-plus participants at the congress on June 27 in Maykop of the Circassian public movement Adyghe Khase (Circassian Council) expressed their shared concern at ongoing trends that they fear ...

Circassian artist Sheomir Guchepshoko, 32, says far from being a source of pride, the Sochi Olympics are a tragic reminder of what was lost during the Russian-Circassian war that ended in 1864.

Long exiled from their homeland, Circassians are now seeking refuge in the Caucasus following conflict in their adopted home, Syria. Adjusting to life in Russia has not been easy. Русский ...

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Circassian artist Sheomir Guchepshoko, 32, says far from being a source of pride, the Sochi Olympics are a tragic reminder of what was lost during the Russian-Circassian war that ended in 1864.