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Culinary History | Cake Rusk
How did Cake Rusks become a bakery essential in Pakistan?

Folkloristan
Nov 202 min read


Medicinal Plants of Pakistan
Seven Medicinal Plants of Pakistan found on postage stamps.

Folkloristan
Nov 122 min read


Damascene Roses in Herbal Medicine
The applications of Damascene Roses in herbal medicine in Pakistan.

Komal Salman
Nov 62 min read


Colour Theory in Sufism
What does the Kubrawiyya Sufi Order of Khorasan tell us about the philosophy of colours?

Folkloristan
Oct 211 min read


Ethno-Geometry: A Concept
A note on the understanding of Geometry in folk knowledge.

Folkloristan
Oct 141 min read


Nawab Qilla - Dera Bugti
Travel Blog | Nawab Qilla | Dera Bugti

Aik Aur Musafir
Sep 303 min read


The Guides Chapel – Mardan
Travel Blog | The Guides Chapel | Mardan

Aik Aur Musafir
Sep 234 min read


The Doll House – Attock Khurd Railway Station
Travel Blog | Pakistan's Doll House | Attock Khurd Railway Station

Aik Aur Musafir
Sep 163 min read


Bangles Beyond Aesthetics
The beauty of bangles goes beyond aesthetics. A little on folk wisdom behind an ancient cultural practice.

Folkloristan
Sep 112 min read


Natural Dyes in Pakistani Fabrics
Natural dyes that have been traditionally used in ethnic Pakistani textiles.

Folkloristan
Sep 82 min read


A Timurid Mushaf on Chinese Wax Paper
This 15th-century Timurid-era Quran is one of the only four Qurans which exist today on Chinese wax paper. The relationship between the...

Folkloristan
Aug 292 min read


Kani Shawls
An overview of the craft of Kani Shawls from Kashmir.

Folkloristan
Aug 253 min read


Kadu Makrani
Qadir Bukhsh Rind Baloch, a freedom fighter who rose to fame for making his enemies lose their noses.

Folkloristan
Aug 191 min read


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

Komal Salman
Jul 193 min read


The Veil: History and Culture
The history and culture of the veil in pictures.

Folkloristan
Jul 153 min read


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


Commemorating Ashura at the Mughal Court
Commemorating Ashura at the Mughal Court

Folkloristan
Jul 61 min read


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


The History of the Hijri Calendar
This is the story of how the Hijri Calendar came around.

Folkloristan
Jun 271 min read


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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