WILDNESS. Bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
In the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, thousands of young girls and women are kidnapped every year to be forced
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Culture
Uzbekistan carpets: history and traditions
When we talk about the carpets of Central Asia, we typically mean those produced by Turkmens. However, the production of
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LINGUA OBSCURA: How language and climate connect
While we’re losing biological diversity, we’re also losing linguistic and cultural diversity at the same time. This is no coincidence.
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Defending Chitral retain polo title, beating GB sixth time
Over 20,000 tourists and spectators enjoyed the three-day Shandur festival that ended on Tuesday amid dance, music, and paragliding show
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Wajahat’s debut video song launch today
Farman Ali The High Asia Herald and Baam-e-Dunya media group is proud to announce the launching of two songs
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Nauruz festivities kick off across Asia, ME & Balkans
Mayors of 17 world cities to participate in Dushanbe Navruz festival; over 10,000 people to participate in Nurek show Herald
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Art show at Aga Khan Museum celebrates 50th anniversary of first human steps on the moon
The Moon: A Voyage Through Time explores wonder, knowledge, and beauty inspired by the moon through the ages The Apollo 11
Read MoreFaiz Amn Mela ends with a call for unity of the Left to fight imperialism, war mongering
HAH Report The 27th Faiz Amn Mela concluded Sunday at the Open Air Theatre of Baagh-i-Jinnah, Lahore, marking 108th birthday
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Saint Valentine’s Day, explained
From the Romans’ wild parties to today’s modern romance, love has been celebrated in mid-February. Learn about Valentine’s Day past
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Centuries-old Mayfang festival kept alive in Baltistan
By Farman Baltistani Artists of Tibet Arts Council present a traditional dance with burning sticks in their hands during
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Cultural monsters and child molesters in Gilgit-Baltistan
By Aziz Ali Dad When a society and its values become weaker, it denies existence of maladies
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The trouble with our honour
Mudabbir Ali Some say it is a year-old video. Be that as it may, the video came under spotlight of
Read MoreSocial media uproar over women’s dance in Gilgit
By Sultan Abbas After the incidents of Punjab University and Peshawar University recently the vigilantism has reared its ugly head
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Of ‘ghairat’ and culture in Gilgit-Baltistan
Zaighum Abbas Social media outburst over a video clip of few girls dancing on folk songs in a TV’s morning
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Psychopathology and societal malaise of Gilgit-Baltistan
In his incisive and thought-provoking analysis, Aziz Ali Dad dissects and diagnoses the psychological pathologies afflicting the cultural mindset of
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