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The Karakoram Anomaly Decoded
It is midsummer in Pakistan’s northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, on the treacherous and unforgiving Baltoro Glacier, the second longest in the Karakoram Range and one of the largest outside the polar regions. We are trekking our way to the amphithe
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Why so Green?
Green has strong associations to Islam. Prophet Muhammad seems to have favoured the colour and is said to have worn a green cloak and turban. The Hadith, which are generally believed to record the words and actions of the Islamic prophet, are full of
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{ Editor’s Note }
In this special Green Edition of ASIAN Geographic, we continue our series of “colour editions” with a look at all things green in Asia. In more ways than one, green is the colour of the continent. Much of Asia is situated in the tropics and subtropic

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