The Restless Giant: Unraveling the Mysteries of Shishper Glacier in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley
“This great workshop of primaeval forces where nature seems to exert her supremest energy” George Nathaniel Curzon’s depiction of the Hunza landscape remains hauntingly accurate when observing the Shishper Glacier’s behavior. The Hasanabad Glacier system, with its twin arms Muchuhur (western basin) and Shishper (eastern basin) descending dramatically from peaks exceeding 7,300 meters, epitomizes glacial […]
“Holy Mountains: The Importance of Indigenous Practices in the Age of Climate Change”
Masood´s Presentation on Holy Mountains and the importance of indigenous practices in the age of climate change at Afro-Asiatic Institute in Salzburg Austria. Photo: Afro-Asiatic Institute Salzburg Indigenous communities in the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya (HKH) region hold profound spiritual connections with their natural environment. Traditions such as glacier grafting (merging black and white glaciers), ritualistic irrigation ceremonies […]