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Balkh: “The Mother of All Cities” | Shabnam Nasimi
- Shabnam Nasimi
- 25.12.24
Long before Rome’s power, Babylon’s hanging gardens, or the great palaces of Persepolis, there was ‘Balkh’—the shining jewel of the ancient world. To the Greeks, it was known as ‘Bactra’, a land...
The craft of smuggling
- 12.12.24
A shipment of one of our wooden Jali trays was recently held by Border Force. When we finally received the package, we unwrapped the packaging to find that Border Force had drilled a small hole ...
Kabul’s Forgotten Legends | Shabnam Nasimi
- Shabnam Nasimi
- 28.11.24
The Kabul you haven’t heard of; where storytelling shapes its soul.
Moral conundrum? | Letter from our Co-founder
- 18.11.24
“I love my glasses and my husband wants to buy me some more. But I’m concerned about supporting a regime which is so oppressive to women. I’ve never been and so I don’t know much other than what...
GUEST EDIT | Mathilda Della Torre
- Guest Edit
- 29.01.24
Mathilda Della Torre is a designer and activist whose work focuses on creating projects and campaigns that transition us to a sustainable, fair, and just society. She is the founder of Conversat...
GUEST EDIT | TARAN KHAN
- 15.08.23
One reason we wanted a physical ISHKAR shop was so that we could host events, talks, supper clubs, screenings, exhibitions, etc. A place to join with others and explore the cultures in some of t...
GUEST EDIT | RUBY ELMHIRST
- bookshop
- 24.11.22
Ruby Elmhirst is a creative producer, working with sustainable and socially conscious designers, artists and brands on unique projects across an array of mediums. Originally from London, her fam...
THE JADID MOVEMENT IN SOVIET UZBEKISTAN
- Exhibition
- 27.10.22
We spoke to Niloufar Edmonds, the curator of 'Bound for Life and Education: Sara Eshonturaeva and the Jadid Movement in Soviet Uzbekistan' about the photographs, documents, and objects presented...
My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: Striking New Fiction by Afghan Women Writers
- 26.09.22
'My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird' is an extraordinary anthology of fiction by Afghan women writers, published in Feb 2022 by MacLehose Press in the UK. A powerful collection that draw on real-life ...
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