Ella Wadiya at LeBal sparks Pakistan–India debate over Jinnah’s legacy
Ella Wadiya drew intense attention across South Asia after her appearance at the prestigious Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris because her family background reopened an old, emotional conversation about history, identity, and legacy. Social media users in Pakistan and India quickly turned a fashion debut into a political and cultural debate, and as a […]
Why Artists Leave Their Phones Behind on a Remote Menorca Island
Did you know? an 18th-century quarantine station becomes an intense Art Residency in Menorca, an 18th-century quarantine station on a small island has been transformed into an art residency where phones are completely banned. Dubbed ‘purgatory for artists‘, Quarantine offers an intensive programme devoted to finding freedom through constraint. Also Read: In the Valleys Of […]
In the Valleys Of Chitral, Where The Kalash Greet The Summer Sun
PESHAWAR – The August light in Chitral is unforgiving—sharp, golden, and heavy with heat. On the terraced slopes of Bumburet, the Kalash bend to their harvest. Wheat stalks fall in rhythmic sways of the sickle, laughter bounces off the walls of the valley, and soon, bundles of grain are carried down toward the villages. It […]
Chilam Joshi Festival: A Vibrant Celebration of Kalash Culture
PESHAWAR – Every year in May, the remote Kalash valleys of Chitral come alive with sound, colour, and prayer. The Chilam Joshi Festival, celebrated by the Kalash people to welcome spring, is currently underway. Locals have begun donning traditional black robes, intricate headpieces, and beaded jewellery that echo centuries of cultural continuity. Unlike other festivals […]