• ISHKAR ZINE Issue No.1 - ISHKAR
  • ISHKAR ZINE Issue No.1 - ISHKAR

ISHKAR ZINE Issue No.1

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Lead Editor - Louis Prosser

Contributors - Louis Prosser, Edmund Le Brun, Harriet Rix

Graphic Design & Layout - Automne Studio
www.automne-studio.com

Printed on 100% recycled paper by Imprimerie Fabbro

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Christmas Shipping

Remember to place your order by the following cut-off dates to ensure it arrives in time for Christmas:

Monday 16th December - Express postage: Europe, USA, Canada
Thursday 19th December - Standard postage: UK
In store collection: Londoners will be able to purchase or collect their presents from our Columbia Road shop up until December 23rd.

For more information on Christmas shipping, please visit our Shipping & Returns.

Shipping Terms:

We will aim to dispatch orders within 3-4 working days of purchase date but please be aware that we are a small team and delays can occur.

* For addresses in the UK, estimate shipping time is 1-3 business days via DPD tracked.
* International shipping is available to all destinations via standard international post or DHL. For all addresses outside the UK, estimate shipping time is 5-12 business days.

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UK orders over £200 (excluding rugs and furniture)

International shipping:

You can now take advantage of our Tax-Free Shipping service when shopping online for deliveries outside the UK.

* Simply add your chosen items to cart and UK VAT will be deducted from the cost of your purchase(s)
* A flat-rate delivery charge (depending on the delivery address) will be automatically added.
* Please note that customers outside of the UK may be required to pay import duties/local sales taxes upon delivery in the destination country; these are not included in the price of the goods you purchase and we cannot be responsible for the payment of these fees. Please contact customer@ishkar.com for an estimate of any local taxes and duties payable upon delivery in the destination country or contact your local customs office for further information.

Returns

Extended Christmas Returns

For orders placed online or purchased in store from Sun 24th November to Tue 24th December 2024, items may be returned for a refund (subject to our returns policy) until Fri 17th January 2025. Email us at customer@ishkar.com to organise the return.

For items purchased outside of these dates, our standard returns period applies.

Returns Policy:

We will be happy to offer a full refund (excluding shipping) on items returned within 14 days of receipt of delivery. 

* Returned items must be unworn, unwashed and undamaged products purchased directly from ISHKAR.com.
* Proof of purchase is required.
* Sale Items are non-refundable.
* Custom and made-to-order objects are non-refundable unless faulty.
* Photography prints are printed to order and are therefore not refundable.
* For defective, damaged or incorrect items, please notify us within five days of delivery in order to receive a refund/exchange.
* Email us at customer@ishkar.com to organise the return.

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ABOUT ISHKAR ZINE

While encountering the tragedy of war was a part of our experience living in Afghanistan, so too was discovering the country's rich heritage, culture, and craftsmanship.

Through this, our first publication, we hope to share stories which provide a rare window onto lands known for their distinctive culture long before they were known for war.

In this first edition, take a voyage to Timbuktu and back, learn how the Islamic Golden Age was fundamental to the European Age of Enlightenment, and read about how Noah's ark is being rebuilt in modern-day Iraq.

ISHKAR ZINE 2019 

I. From Here to Timbuktu 
What has become of the libraries and manuscripts of this ancient centre of scholarship?

II. Craft: An Economic Force?
The craft industry has massive potential, and it's bigger than you'd expect.

III. The Caravan of a Thousand Camels
The bizarre tale of the obsession of Arab scholars with Greek philosophy, and how this impacted the European Renaissance.

IV. Rugs of War
What do rugs have to tell us about the experience of war in Afghanistan?

V. Is an Ark the Answer?
Could the key to Iraq's environmental crisis lie in the boat weaving techniques of ancient Mesopotamians?

VI. Handmade? So What?
Once seen as a hipster trend, the desire for handmade goods has become thoroughly mainstream.

VII. Soqotra
Yemen's best kept secret is "just so weird." 

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Louis Prosser - Editor

Louis Prosser is a freelance writer based in Beirut. He speaks good Farsi and a little Arabic, and his interests lie in middle eastern history and culture.

Automne Studio - Graphic Design

Autumn Studio is a creative design studio based in Paris, Toulouse, and Amsterdam specialised in the fields of graphic arts, communication and audiovisual production.

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