Latest in: Cultural Heritage
Retaining cultural heritage against odds over the centuries
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Pakistan’s newest tourism project celebrates the great Iranian scientist, who during the Gold Age of Islam, measured the circumference...March 2, 2021
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This year I am fortunate to have the opportunity to take the inaugural course titled Pakistan and the Region...March 1, 2020
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Reminiscing a peaceful Afghanistan with cup-bearers, caravans and open culture
Afghanistan was a different place in 1960s and early 1970s, when I worked there. It was a progressive place, far different than the world has seen in the last 40 years. One day, I had a...April 2, 2019 1071 0 -
Why political leaders should lead the way toward bridging the intercultural divide
A view of Islamabad with Faisal Mosque, Photo: Fassifarooq/Wikimedia Commons Last month, while collecting my mail in routine I received an extraordinary surprise – a personal letter from Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. In February, courtesy...April 21, 2018 1061 0 -
Pakistan’s cultural heritage and diversity should inspire tolerance and coexistence
Photo: A dance of Swati guests with traditional music at Baltit Fort (2014) Credit: Dildarswat/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has a lot of diversity among its people and has a rich cultural heritage dating back to some of the...March 20, 2018 1597 0 -
Deafening Silence: World is losing one language every two weeks
EDITORIAL The clamor of dominant cultures, struggles to meet the spiraling cost of living and dictates of the survival of the fittest, it seems, are working in tandem to target one of the key manifestations of...February 22, 2018 1242 0 -
The unsung heroes who sing Rumi in the deserts of Pakistan
Derawar Fort in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan Photo Tahsin Shah/Wikimedia Commons If the western media outlets are to be believed, little but murder and mayhem comes out of Pakistan. The images that dominate are those of men...December 9, 2017 2648 3 -
Why is cultural diversity under attack in so many countries?
By DIAC images (Harmony Day celebration of diversity in Australia) via Wikimedia Commons These are chaotic times with democratic norms and diversity becoming big victims in the face of political stereotyping, xenophobic policies, exclusionary otherness, nationalism,...May 21, 2017 1320 0 -
Preserving cultural heritage means fostering dialogue and peace
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Photo by Jeev Wikipedia This year the International Day for Monuments and Sites is dedicated to the theme “Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism.” While designating 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism...April 20, 2017 1419 0
