ISHKARPrint Sale for Afghanistan.On the 15th of August 2021, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. As the world looked on, ISHKAR launched a sale of photographic prints to raise…Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022
ISHKARSoft ProtestIn recent weeks the Taliban have lost any claim to being more moderate.May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
ISHKARWHO GETS WHAT: OUR PRODUCT PRICING EXPLAINEDGoing ‘open kimonos’ on pricing is something retail brands very rarely do. And who can blame them, what’s underneath is rarely as sexy as…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
ISHKARKNOW YOUR HISTORY: 5 AFGHAN WOMEN YOU SHOULD KNOWWords by Shamayel, founder of Blingistan. Illustrations by Blingistan + Daughters of Witches.May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
ISHKARTRACES OF ALEPPOZaina Sabbagh bought her first wooden printing block when she was 14. She found it in the Aleppo Souk where she was shopping with her dad…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
ISHKARCAN ‘CRAFTS’ REALLY DRIVE SERIOUS ECONOMIC GROWTH?Crafts. There’s something about the word which evokes the very opposite of entrepreneurship, ambition, seriousness. ‘Crafts’ conjures…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
ISHKARTHE GLASSMAKERS OF HERATIn Winter, a thick cloud hangs over Kabul as people light wood and coal burning stoves to warm their homes. As a result the last few weeks…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
ISHKARTHE BIRTH OF BLUEUntil relatively recently in human history ‘blue’ as we know it did not exist. There is no word for ‘blue’ in Ancient Greek, Hebrew…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022