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How did Elibelinde travel to the Swat Valley?

One more example of migration of cultural memes that might hold a clue to historical events

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Longer Stronger Lives

Rug repairers in Turkey blessing the textiles with their skills. Critiques have a lot to say about this controversial topic of textile repair…. But the fact is that repairs arrest … Continue reading →

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Games People Play

In Tibet I saw Billiards Being played on tables set up in the open. Old men, young men, teenagers. Altogether. Mixed groups. In Singapore, in the mature estates Chinese Chess … Continue reading →

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