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Shared History: Pakistan and Azerbaijan
The shared history of Pakistan and Azerbaijan.

Komal Salman
6 days ago3 min read
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The Veil: History and Culture
The history and culture of the veil in pictures.

Folkloristan
Jul 153 min read
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The Khans of the Ilkhanate
Parts of Pakistan were a part of the Ilkhanate from 1256 to 1335. Who were the Khans of the Ilkhanate?

Folkloristan
Jul 122 min read
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Commemorating Ashura at the Mughal Court
Commemorating Ashura at the Mughal Court

Folkloristan
Jul 61 min read
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The History of Typography in the Arabic Script
A history of typography and printing for languages which use the Abjad Writing System - Arabic, Persian and Urdu.

Komal Salman
Jul 14 min read
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The History of the Hijri Calendar
This is the story of how the Hijri Calendar came around.

Folkloristan
Jun 271 min read
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Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Gilgiti Folklore | Solar and Lunar Eclipses.

Folkloristan
Jun 271 min read
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Nastaliq Typography and Typefaces
The history of Nastaliq typography - a script notoriously complex to adapt for fonts and typefaces.

Komal Salman
Jun 242 min read
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The History of the Urdu Language
The History and Evolution of Urdu as a Language, and an analysis of contemporary debates around it.

Komal Salman
Jun 176 min read
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Borrindo - A Sindhi Wind Instrument
Notes on the Zeenatnama | Volume 1 | Sindh | The Borrindo, a wind instrument from the Indus plains.

Folkloristan
Jun 142 min read
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The History of the Nastaliq Script
A brief history of the Nastaliq Script, also known as al-Khatt al-Farsi.

Komal Salman
Jun 112 min read
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Ek post ( Ú˜ ) ke naam
Many believe that not many words use the letter ( Ú˜ ), but they do! We don't often use them in colloquial Urdu.

Folkloristan
Jun 40 min read
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A Crow Humbles King Ra Trakhan
Folkloristan x Khoswakt | The Folklore of Gilgit Baltistan | A crow humbles a king.

Folkloristan
Jun 41 min read
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Wit, Warmth & Smiles with Jinnah
It’s always the small anecdotes which often remind us that our heroes, too, like Jinnah, were human.

Folkloristan
May 281 min read
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Influences on Ethnic Pakistani Attire
A visual journey exploring how ethnic Pakistani attire reflects shared heritage with neighbouring cultures and the styles carried along old trade routes.

Folkloristan
May 241 min read
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The Afsharid Empire
A lesser-known chapter in 18th-century history is the Afsharid Empire, ruled by the Kurdish Emirs, encompassing modern-day Iran, and parts of modern-day Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan.

Folkloristan
May 242 min read
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Khilafat-e-Isakhelistan
Khilafat-e-Isakhelistan, a micro-nation in Pakistan.

Folkloristan
May 211 min read
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The Boy Who Fibbed
Urdu Fable | The Boy Who Fibbed

Folkloristan
May 182 min read
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The Traveller and the King
Punjabi Fable | The Traveller and the King

Folkloristan
May 141 min read
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Haari and Hass Pakhi
Sindhi Folklore | A fable warning against greed featuring a Haari (Farmer) and a Hass Pakhi (Swan).

Folkloristan
May 112 min read
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