At its core, multilingualism refers to the ability or practice of using more than one language, but it operates at two interrelated levels, individual and societal. Individual multilingualism describes a person’s ability to speak and…
For the past three years, I have been drawn back to a place of wild beauty and untamed serenity—the basecamp of Batin Peak. Nestled deep within the mountains, this rugged paradise feels like a hidden world untouched by time, where nature…
Swat, Pakistan, year 2007. The Taliban partly deface the Jahanabad Buddha, a colossal sculpture (ca. 7th century CE), which corroborates a past of mosaic intertwined by empires, religions, and peoples.
In his research article , ‘Fence of Peristan – The Islamization of the “Kafirs” and Their Domestication’, published in 2016 in the Italian scientific journal "Archivio per l'Antropologia e la Enologia " Alberto Cacopardo suggests ‘Peristan’…
By Artem Zurabovich & Sviatoslav Kaverin (The writers are young Russian researchers who take keen interest in the history, languages, music and handicrafts of highlanders in the Pamir-Hindukush area.) Dards are a group of peoples who…
