Asian Geographic 3 - 2016 SG

Naturally, these chemicals gradually ate away at one’s skin. The logical solution, then, was to cover these scars with more make ...

PHOTO © DENNIS COX/ALAMY  Beneath the Bundles of Silk UNEARTHING THE WORLD’S MOST WELL-PRESERVED MUMMY Text Kathy Poh opposite. ...

Lady Dai’s skin was still soft and elastic, her eyelashes and nostril hair intact when her tomb was accidentally unearthed 182 p ...

The richness of Moroccan customs and traditions is seen on this wedding costume, worn by a bride from Chefchaouen (The Essential ...

below A traditional wedding costume from Fes, Morocco, where marriage celebrations can last up to a week (The Essential Veil, 20 ...

with much fanfare, with a speech by Claire-Lise Dautry, the executive director of the Alliance Française and Diana herself – all ...

203Thflfi0: 19373 1fl9 or animal that is believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and that is adopted by ...

Layering and tr ansfor ming And so began her fascination with the concept of layering, and it wasn’t until her artists’ residenc ...

203Thflfi0: 19373 1fl9 The traditional Moroccan wedding costume consists of a headpiece and kaftan, a long robe made of silk, sa ...

Homecoming Project But it was these two stints in Morocco and Tunisia that would pave the way and form the basis for TOTEM. Havi ...

203Thflfi0: 19373 1fl9 Photogr aphy as a first love Citing her influences as renowned photographers August Sander, Edward S. Cur ...

The Greatest of Georgian Rulers Te x t Sophie Ibbotson King the In a world dominated by men, and where education, political powe ...

The Life of Ta mar The daughter of King George III and Queen Burdukhan of Georgia, Tamar was born in 1166. King George was conce ...

Shirvan (now in Azerbaijan) and Ani (Armenia) fell first, swiftly followed by Bjni and Dvin. Far from the weak and easily-contro ...

RiGht A historical painting of Tamar and her father, King George III of Georgia, whom she succeeded after his death in 1184 abov ...

The title King was preferred to Queen, as it emphasised the fact that Tamar ruled in her own right and not as consort to her hus ...

BLACK SEA CASPIAN SEA The Georgian Kingdom's Zenith Under King Tamar's leadership, the Kingdom of Georgia was at its height of p ...

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SOPHIE IBBOTSON is an entrepreneur and international business consultant. She is the founder of Maximum Exposure UK and Panorama ...

PHOTO © JONAS GRATZER/GETTY The fight against women’s violence by Zigor Aldama { inDia } I n d i a ’s Pink War C oveR stoRY ...