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USA | Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By libana | Views [2258]
Creating
a full color art calendar. . . Organizing a fair trade crafts fair. Who knew
that our journey to India
would inspire these new ventures??? A year ago, Libana was busily preparing for
our major life adventure to North India . Departure
was ... Read more >
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![Night and Day: No visit to Barcelona is complete without a stop at La Boqueria, a bustling food market just off La Rambla. Packed with tourists during the day, locals often save their visits for the early morning or late afternoon, when they haggle for produce while avoiding the overpriced juices prominently dotting the stalls. But the night also brings with it a change in light, with the fruit and vegetables brilliantly illuminated by the glowing bulbs.: by kieranpender, Views[384]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/kieranpender/39190/5___Night_and_Day_medium.jpg "Night and Day: No visit to Barcelona is complete without a stop at La Boqueria, a bustling food market just off La Rambla. Packed with tourists during the day, locals often save their visits for the early morning or late afternoon, when they haggle for produce while avoiding the overpriced juices prominently dotting the stalls. But the night also brings with it a change in light, with the fruit and vegetables brilliantly illuminated by the glowing bulbs.: by kieranpender, Views[384]")
Night and Day: No visit to Barcelona is complete without a stop at La Boqueria, a bustling food market just off La Rambla. Packed with tourists during the day, locals often save their visits for the early morning or late afternoon, when they haggle for produce while avoiding the overpriced juices prominently dotting the stalls. But the night also brings with it a change in light, with the fruit and vegetables brilliantly illuminated by the glowing bulbs.
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![As the day's festivities draw to a close, an elderly Kalash couple surrounded by grandchildren sit on the verandah of their home for a chat. They may be reminiscing about better days, when they were younger, their numbers greater - in the 1951 census of Pakistan, the Kalash population was recorded at 10,000, which by 2012 had dropped to 3,700. They may be ruing the safety of their community, which not only faces pressure to assimilate from their Muslim neighbors, but has also been threatened by the militant Pakistani Taliban.
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They may be lamenting the gradual loss of their oral traditions. Most Kalash children today go to public schools, where they learn Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. The elders, however, only speak the native Kalasha, according to some scholars the closest modern tongue to Ancient Sanskrit.
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Although the Pakistani government has applied for UNESCO World Heritage status for the Kalash people, one wonders how long this fabled community can hold together. How much longer can they can preserve their ancient ways, their secrets, thus far protected by the forbidding Hindu Kush, dating to a time and place that only exists in legend?: by manalahmad, Views[521]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/manalahmad/51847/oldfolks_medium.jpg "As the day's festivities draw to a close, an elderly Kalash couple surrounded by grandchildren sit on the verandah of their home for a chat. They may be reminiscing about better days, when they were younger, their numbers greater - in the 1951 census of Pakistan, the Kalash population was recorded at 10,000, which by 2012 had dropped to 3,700. They may be ruing the safety of their community, which not only faces pressure to assimilate from their Muslim neighbors, but has also been threatened by the militant Pakistani Taliban.
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They may be lamenting the gradual loss of their oral traditions. Most Kalash children today go to public schools, where they learn Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. The elders, however, only speak the native Kalasha, according to some scholars the closest modern tongue to Ancient Sanskrit.
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Although the Pakistani government has applied for UNESCO World Heritage status for the Kalash people, one wonders how long this fabled community can hold together. How much longer can they can preserve their ancient ways, their secrets, thus far protected by the forbidding Hindu Kush, dating to a time and place that only exists in legend?: by manalahmad, Views[521]")
As the day's festivities draw to a close, an elderly Kalash couple surrounded by grandchildren sit on the verandah of their home for a chat. They may be reminiscing about better days, when they were younger, their numbers greater - in the 1951 census of Pakistan, the Kalash population was recorded at 10,000, which by 2012 had dropped to 3,700. They may be ruing the safety of their community, which not only faces pressure to assimilate from their Muslim neighbors, but has also been threatened by the militant Pakistani Taliban.
They may be lamenting the gradual loss of their oral traditions. Most Kalash children today go to public schools, where they learn Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. The elders, however, only speak the native Kalasha, according to some scholars the closest modern tongue to Ancient Sanskrit.
Although the Pakistani government has applied for UNESCO World Heritage status for the Kalash people, one wonders how long this fabled community can hold together. How much longer can they can preserve their ancient ways, their secrets, thus far protected by the forbidding Hindu Kush, dating to a time and place that only exists in legend?
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