It was only after an hour of wandering through Itchan Kala, the walled inner city of Khiva, that I realised I hadn’t seen another soul.

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The UK’s first and largest annual celebration of Ramadan - Ramadan Lights London - will make its dazzling turn to London’s ...

Samarkand has always been more than a waypoint on the Silk Road, it was the destination. When Timur chose this city as his ...

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Nasim Makaremi Nia’s new exhibit tells a story of migration, transition, and identity in fantastic animal hybrids and beautifully fragile paper sculpture ...

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Islamic art can be misunderstood, particularly in the idea that it entirely forbids depictions of living beings. This view, however, ignores the historical complexities involved. In truth, animals and ...

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