My article on the story of Aru Sultan, the young Kazakh woman brought back to England from Central Asia by the Elizabethan merchant adventurer Anthony Jenkinson in 1560 has now been published by Qalam magazine. You can find a copy here.

Qalam is a multi-media project founded by Timur Turlov, a successful Kazakh entrepreneur and financial expert and founder and owner of the publicly traded company Freedom Holding Corp. Timur Turlov invests in IT startups in Kazakhstan, actively supports a number of charitable and social projects in the humanitarian, public and sports spheres. Since January 2023, he has been head of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation.