Another Victim Afghanistan Cannot Afford To Loose

In August this year, history repeated itself. As the Taliban entered Kabul, Mansoor and his young family faced an impossible choice. Leave behind their beautiful village, their friends and family, ...

Sicilian Street Food: Arancini

  Sicily is famous for its street food, from freshly cooked calamari to crisply fried panella. One of our favourite Sicilian streets are Arancini. Here is a short recipe to evoke the smells of Sic...

GUEST EDIT | CARMEN DE BAETS

Lebanese-Dutch Carmen Atiyah de Baets is CARMEN’s co-founder, a multifunctional guesthouse, kitchen, gallery and shop in the heart of Amsterdam.

Mosul by Olivia Rose Empson

Mosul, a city in the North of Iraq, is gradually remembering the steps to a long forgotten tune. Once a vibrant area with art, coffee shops and local events, it had its creativity  admonished - fo...

Explore Neighbourhood Gems - Columbia Road

This summer we will be hosting different pop ups on London's Columbia Road, home to some of London's best restaurants, street bars and independent boutiques. Combine your pop up visit with some of ...

Blingistan as in the land (-istan) of Bling

We spoke with Blingistan founder, Shamayel, about the need for playful, bold, conversation starters that can change the narrative about Afghanistan. 

Know Your History: 5 Afghan Women You Should Know

Words by Shamayel, founder of Blingistan. Illustrations by Blingistan + Daughters of Witches. How many of these five extraordinary women have you heard of? Blingistan and Daughters of Witches creat...

GUEST EDIT | IBI IBRAHIM

Ibi Ibrahim is an American Yemeni curator, artist, writer, filmmaker and musician. 

Paradise Lost & Found: Babur Gardens

A guest blog by Lucy Fisher I would like to hazard a guess that the first image which comes to mind when asked to think of Afghanistan is probably not a garden in full bloom, carefully tended to b...

Want to help Afghanistan? The case for buying over donating

The World Bank has ranked Afghanistan, as the 177th easiest country in which to do business with in the world. Unfortunately that was out of 188 economies. Here’s a quick barrage of some more disma...

The Journalism of Things

Every now and then a short video or article pops up on our newsfeed which tells a captivating story about Afghanistan or Syria that has nothing to do with war. For a couple of minutes we are remind...

War Rugs

'Bebinin, bebinin,' insisted Parsa. I was in the royal city of Esfahan, which the Persians call 'nesf-e jahan' ('half of the world'). In a cramped bazar beneath soaring domes and arches, I was in a...