Amjad Jaimoukha was the director of the International Centre for Circassian Studies, an institute specializing in the dissemination of Circassian culture and folklore.
12 Facts About Amjad Jaimoukha
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Amjad Jaimoukha has developed a Latin orthography for Kabardian, which is known for its relative simplicity despite the complexity of the language.
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Amjad Jaimoukha previously held the position of Assistant President of the Royal Scientific Society from 2003 to 2007.
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Amjad Jaimoukha was a strong advocate of the revival of Circassian culture and folklore, including defunct genres of art and culture.
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Amjad Jaimoukha wrote several books and articles promoting the Circassian language for the approximate one million people of both Circassian republics in the Northwest Caucasus, and in the diaspora of around 5 million living principally in Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, USA, Germany, France, and the Netherlands.
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Amjad Jaimoukha was vocal in raising awareness of Circassian issues amongst the native population and at a global level.
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Amjad Jaimoukha planned to publish a book on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, held in Circassia.
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Amjad Jaimoukha was a proponent of North Caucasian unity, and independence from Daghestan in the east to Abkhazia in the west.
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Amjad Jaimoukha referred to the historical lands of the Circassians as "Circassia".
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Amjad Jaimoukha contributed five articles in Carl Skutsche's three-volume work Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities, published by Routledge in 2004 in New York.
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Amjad Jaimoukha published with the following Western publishing houses: Routledge [RoutledgeCurzon], Curzon, Bennett and Bloom, Palgrave [St Martin's Press], and L'Harmattan.
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Amjad Jaimoukha worked with Sanjalay Press and the International Centre for Circassian Studies.