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Folkloristan
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Folkloristan
@folkloristan
Collecting, curating and creating to breathe digital life into Pakistan’s cultural heritage.
- The Seal of Suleman (A), also known as the David Star, was not always associated with the Zionist movement and the State of Israel. It has historically featured on just about everything from Talismans to Flags in the Muslim World: a thread
- It’s a Pakistani film. It’s high time we start recognising work from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as work from the country in question, and not “South Asian” - it’s not that difficult. If y’all can do it for India, you can do it for 🇵🇰🇧🇩🇳🇵🇱🇰🇲🇻there actually is a South Asian animated film in the studio ghibli artstyle (backed by the studio itself!!!) y'all are just too brain-dead to care.
- Princesses, Queens, Regents and Warriors: a thread on some remarkable women from Muslim history
- A thread on this particular copy of the Quran: This 15th century Timurid-era Quran is one of the only four Quran’s which exist today on Chinese wax paper. The relationship b/w the Timurids & the Mings is interesting, but is a story for another time.A Qur’an copied on Chinese paper.
- No @Prada - these aren’t “leather sandals” - this is a kolapuri. You do not get look down upon our traditions, only to repackage them, and sell them as your own.
- Imran Khan's journey in film and media archives: a thread Early allure: Society Magazine Cover (1980) Brooke Bond Tea Commercial (1980s)
- People are featured on Pakistani Truck Art every now and then. A thread: Princess Diana
- Pakistanis when Khamas comes to visit
Replying to @jordsjailaccWaiting for Hamas to visit you and your family. - This genre of brainrot and writing English in the Urdu script instead of writing Urdu in Roman is so interestingGoing through the life saying
- Did you know that Pakistan is home to a host of Astrotourism destinations? You can discover celestial wonders at campsites, from shimmering lakes to majestic mountain ranges. A thread on some of the most enchanting views of the night sky: 🇵🇰🔭 #PakistanAstroTourism
- Barbarikon: a lost Roman-era port city in modern-day Pakistan - a thread:
- During Islam's golden age, women shined. Their brilliance and intelligence illuminated the path towards progress and enlightenment. A thread of some of these women who left an indelible mark on the world:
