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The Glassmakers of Herat
- ISHKAR
- 15.02.16
In Winter, a thick cloud hangs over Kabul as people light wood and coal burning stoves to warm their homes. As a result the last few weeks Kabul’s weather has been described by Yahoo weather as ...
The Birth of Blue
- ISHKAR
- 02.02.16
Until relatively recently in human history ‘blue’ as we know it did not exist. There is no word for ‘blue’ in Ancient Greek, Hebrew, Chinese or Japanese. As hard to imagine as it is, ‘blue’ was ...
The Danger of the Single Story
- ISHKAR
- 02.01.16
Last night a car rigged with explosives targeted Le Jardin restaurant in Kabul. The explosion killed two people, and wounded 15 others.