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In the name of the mother: the fight over naming politics in Central Asia

In the name of the mother: the fight over naming politics in Central Asia This post is also available in: German Giving a mother’s or a father’s name to children at birth has become a battleground for activists in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Uprooting naming conventions is no easy task, but activists in Central Asia, especially women and LGBTQI+ people, are defying the traditions that encircle identity. One of these traditions is appending the name of a newborn child’s father to the name of the child – commonly referred to as a patronymic. While patronymics are common in several cultures, children in Central Asia are not allowed, by law, to be given a matronymic, a mother’s name.

In the name of the mother: the fight over naming politics in Central Asia

In the name of the mother: the fight over naming politics in Central Asia
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