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Seke, one of the world’s rarest languages, is spoken by about 100 people in New York. By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura The apartment building, in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood, is a hive of ...
The Wakhi shepherdesses share life in Pakistan's mountains and how they have changed things for a new generation.
The Wakhi rarely eat meat, having no way to keep it fresh. Kosim Mohammed and his son, Ato, have just taken a bath at the hot springs above the village of Shirk.
A Wakhi home sports an embroidery of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the current imam of Ismaili Muslims. He has an estimated 15 million followers in more than 25 countries, includ ...
The Wakhi people of Shimshal valley have maintained the tradition for centuries. Women take the herd to high-altitude pastures of Pamirs and keep it there for months.
Walking with the wakhi It is a stop on the Silk Route. But what makes the Wakhan Corridor truly intriguing is its people.
Sultan Muhammad Nawaz Nasir, on Thursday, acknowledging social media's role for preserving Pakistan's endangered indigenous languages like Yidgha, Wakhi, Burushaski, Brahui and others, said, 'It is ...
Wakhi Pamiri people despite their diaspora spread across four countries on the Pamir high plateau namely Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikstan and China share close linguistic, cultural and religious ...
The Wakhi shepherdesses share life in Pakistan's mountains and how they have changed things for a new generation.
Wakhi Pamiri people despite their diaspora spread across four countries on the Pamir high plateau namely Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikstan and China share close linguistic, cultural and religious ...