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

Folkloristan
Nov 202 min read
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Medicinal Plants of Pakistan
Seven Medicinal Plants of Pakistan found on postage stamps.

Folkloristan
Nov 122 min read
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Damascene Roses in Herbal Medicine
The applications of Damascene Roses in herbal medicine in Pakistan.

Komal Salman
Nov 62 min read
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Colour Theory in Sufism
What does the Kubrawiyya Sufi Order of Khorasan tell us about the philosophy of colours?

Folkloristan
Oct 211 min read
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Ethno-Geometry: A Concept
A note on the understanding of Geometry in folk knowledge.

Folkloristan
Oct 141 min read
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Nawab Qilla - Dera Bugti
Travel Blog | Nawab Qilla | Dera Bugti

Aik Aur Musafir
Sep 303 min read
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The Guides Chapel – Mardan
Travel Blog | The Guides Chapel | Mardan

Aik Aur Musafir
Sep 234 min read
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The Doll House – Attock Khurd Railway Station
Travel Blog | Pakistan's Doll House | Attock Khurd Railway Station

Aik Aur Musafir
Sep 163 min read
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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
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Natural Dyes in Pakistani Fabrics
Natural dyes that have been traditionally used in ethnic Pakistani textiles.

Folkloristan
Sep 82 min read
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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
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Kani Shawls
An overview of the craft of Kani Shawls from Kashmir.

Folkloristan
Aug 253 min read
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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
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Shared History: Pakistan and Azerbaijan
The shared history of Pakistan and Azerbaijan.

Komal Salman
Jul 193 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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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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