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When Life Magazine Covered a Pakistani Wedding: A 1955 Photo Story
A trip down memory lane to LUMS founder Syed Babar Ali's 1955 Washington wedding. Some photographs do not just record a moment. They preserve a whole world. In the summer…
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What If Hollywood Discovered Mohenjo-daro Instead of Troy?
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey has renewed interest in the legends of…
What Cars Were Made Of: 250 Years of Evolution
From a wooden steam cart in 1769 to today's aluminium-wired electric machines,…
Umar Marvi, a Resistance in Sindhi Discourse
Of the seven queenly figures that appear in Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s…
Two and a Half Centuries of American Independence
The bicentennial year of the Declaration of Independence provides an opportunity not…
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Famous Scientists You Didn’t Know Were Muslim
Six men whose work underpins the modern world, and whose…
Coffee Was First Brewed as a Drink in Yemen and How It Conquered the World
The coffee plant is Ethiopian. The drink is Yemeni. Almost…
How Karachi Went From Fishing Village to Port City
Karachi was a fishing village three hundred years ago and…
What If Hollywood Discovered Mohenjo-daro Instead of Troy?
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey has renewed interest in the…
Karachi Trams and Why the City Lost Them (1885 to 1975)
Karachi ran trams for 90 years before the city shut…
The Evolution of Pakistani Fashion Through the Decades
Fashion has always been a reflection of society, and in…
The House of Wisdom: The Islamic Library That Changed the World
Where Knowledge Became a Global Legacy Long before Europe's great…
The Origins of Dentistry Begin in Pakistan’s Ancient Mehrgarh
How a 9,000-Year-Old Discovery Rewrote the History of Dental Medicine…
The History of Basmati Rice: Pakistan’s Fragrant Gift to the World
For centuries, few grains have commanded the global admiration that…
How Pakistan’s Hockey Champions Helped Inspire Argentina’s First World Cup Victory
On June 25, 1978, Argentina lifted its first FIFA World…