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Tajik buzkashi horsewoman breaks barriers

By thehighasia
June 17, 2021
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Buzkashi

Tajik rider Malika Rajabova is used to being the only woman on the field when she plays buzkashi, a Central Asian sport in which competitors on horseback fight to grab a goat carcass.

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The unheard voices of Gilgit-Baltistan

By thehighasia
June 9, 2021
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The unheard voices

There is a need for creating awareness about the rights of women and persons with disability, and struggle for an end to objectification, discrimination, harassment, and exploitation of women and the demolition of patriarchal structures to establish an egalitarian and pluralistic society

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Saudi Arabia limits use of loudspeakers in mosques

By thehighasia
May 26, 2021
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Sound pollution

The tradition of using microphones for calling to prayers in mosques started in 1930s. While many Muslim scholars were at first skeptical of its use on theological grounds, it established itself firmly as a sophisticated method in call for prayers and religious summons in mosques all over the world.

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Dance, drums and guns: the Kalasha funeral ritual

By thehighasia
May 22, 2021
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Kalasha ritual

In the remote mountain region of Chitral valley of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Kalash people, followers of a pre-Islamic religion, mark death as few on the planet do. With dance, drums, and gunfire, the colorful funeral ritual is an elaborate and expensive celebration of a loved one's life.

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Economic woes, curbs on freedom of expression worsened in 2020: report

By thehighasia
May 4, 2021
in :  Archives, Human Rights, Latest, Media, Pakistan, Slider, Social Distancing, Society
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HRCP’s flagship annual report State of Human Rights in 2020 documents widespread human rights violations by HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: The novel Coronavirus that swept the globe last year infected and killed millions. The pandemic battered economies and social fabric. Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan were no exceptions. The beginning of the pandemic and consequent lockdowns widened social inequalities, increased poverty, domestic …

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PNCA centre opened at Gilgit

By thehighasia
April 9, 2021
in :  Archives, Arts & Culture, Central Asia, Gilgit-Baltistan, Heritage, High Asia Region, History, Latest, Pakistan, Slider, Society, UNESCO
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Modern audio recording studio and other facilities established in a record two-month time. Songs of legendary artist and singer Jan Ali will be recorded first. High Asia Herald Report Artist and singer Jan ali along with PNCA Director-General inaugurate culture Centre at Sports and Culture Complex, Jutial in Gilgit on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Photo HAH/PNCA Pakistan National Council of …

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AAM: leading personalities condemn smear drive

By thehighasia
March 17, 2021
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High Asia Herald Report Journalists, politicians, academics, intellectuals and rights activists have expressed solidarity with the organisers of the Aurat Azadi March (AAM) and have condemned the smear campaign by obscurantist rightwing groups and trolls. The Aurat March was held in several cities of Pakistan to commemorate International Women’s Day on 8th March. A joint statement signed by over 1,000 …

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Author praised for promoting love, tolerance

By thehighasia
March 11, 2021
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By Tariq Siyal ISLAMABAD: Writers, academics and intellectuals of the twin cities praised the contribution of Khadim Hussain Soomro in promoting the message of love and harmony of mystics of Sindh. They described him an embodiment of Sufism. Renowned human rights defender and social worker Tahira Abdullah speaking at a literary event at the Pakistan Academy of Letters on Wednesday, …

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The unquestioned traditions

By thehighasia
March 8, 2021
in :  Features, Feminism, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Human Rights, Latest, Lifestyle, Opinion, Slider, Society
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By Rozina Ahmed Marriage is a social contract between an adult man and woman with their free will to live a life together. The success of this relationship depends on shared ideals, mutual respect, dignity and equal distribution of economic and social responsibilities. However, historically, women have always been disadvantaged and exploited in the name of customs and traditions associated …

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Curriculum: position-making and enactment

By thehighasia
February 2, 2021
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By: Reshma P. Musofer Educational reforms and a ‘single-national curriculum’ have lately become a widely debated topic in Pakistan and across the globe. However, little effort has been made to respond to the practical challenges pertaining to ways of enactment and imparting education. My recent research paper as part of my PhD thesis, published in Curriculum Journal, is an effort …

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Women disconnected

By thehighasia
January 16, 2021
in :  Education, Features, Human Rights, Latest, Media, Pakistan, Pandemic, Slider, Society, Technology, Women
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News Desk Islamabad: The majority of women face restrictions from their families when using the internet, a new study finds. Six out of 10 women internet users face some kind of restrictions from their families, finds the survey titled “Women Disconnected: Feminist Case Studies on the Gender Digital Divide Amidst COVID-19”, conducted by Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD). The study …

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Charming mosque of Gayal in Darel valley

By thehighasia
November 27, 2020
in :  Darel, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Heritage, High Asia Region, Latest, Latest News, Lifestyle, Slider, Society
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After converting to Islam, the residents of Lelo Kot built the first mosque there by well-known masons and woodcarvers of the village.

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Argentinean football idol Diego Maradona dies

By thehighasia
November 25, 2020
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World’s football legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the game's greatest ever players, dies of a heart attack at his home in San Andres neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Protests continue against KIU student’s harassment

By thehighasia
November 22, 2020
in :  Crime, Education, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Human Rights, Hunza, Latest, Pakistan, Society
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Staff Reporter Students and rights activists protest outside National Press Club, Islamabad on Sunday, against sexual harassment of a student at KIU, Gilgit. Photo: High Asia Herald Islamabad: Protests continue against the alleged sexual harassment of a female student by an official of the Karakoram International University Gilgit.   Over a dozen activists of the Young Activists Movement (YAM), Progressive …

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Rural response to Covid-19

By thehighasia
October 18, 2020
in :  Chitral, Economy, Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, High Asia Region, Latest, Lockdown, New, Opinion, Pakistan, Pandemic, Slider, Society
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Mushtaq Ahmad There is a long history of global pandemic and epidemics, but there is also evidence that all these have been challenged by man. Consequently, there have been great losses of human lives coupled with social and economic vicissitudes as well. At the same time, every major crisis brings opportunities to rethink our systems and make them stronger to future …

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Tracking 3 decades of dramatic glacial lake growth

In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. Courtest: NASA/National Geographic

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