Дата публикации: 04.03.2024
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#hashar in Samarkand
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Mahallas included not only information exchanges and the strengthening of communal identities but also certain traditional structures that were used as methods for ensuring mutual support among community members. One of these structures was “khashar”. “Khashar” refers to voluntary mutual support that residents of a community provided to each other to allow community members to maintain their livelihoods. A typical example of “khashar” involved receiving assistance from neighbours if an individual was rebuilding an old house or building a new house. In these situations, residents of the same mahalla would voluntarily gather, primarily on weekends, to help with the on-going construction of this house. The individuals who received this help were then morally obliged to assist any other residents of the same mahalla who would build a new home in the future.