Mughal Delhi
Delhi, with a population of 17 million people, is, amazingly, only India’s third biggest city, but its old town is certainly its most chaotic.
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Friday, October 23, 2026
Pakistan
The Mughal Empire
The Mughal dynasty was founded in 1526 when Babur, a Central Asian prince descended from the Mongol warrior Genghis Khan and the fierce Central Asian warlord Tamerlane invaded the Indian subcontinent.
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Shah Faisal: Pakistan’s Largest Mosque
At the foothills of the Margalla Hills in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad, the Shah Faisal Mosque is one of the core places of Muslim worship in Southern Asia. It was erected from foundations to prayer in just 5 years in 1976.
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Five of the World’s Tough Treks
TREKKING IN PAPUA Irian Jaya, now known as Papua Province, is Indonesia’s final frontier and one of the last great
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Festivals of Penance
In San Fernando, 40 miles from Manila, the Capital of the Philippines, a controversial religious ritual takes place at Easter. The people of San Fernando re-enact the seven last days of Jesus Christ, culminating in crucifixion at high noon on good Friday.
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