Voice of America: Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History Oct 1st 2012, 15:44 Ancient neighborhoods in Pakistan's bustling city Lahore are disappearing under the urban pressures of population growth and new construction. Painter and restaurant owner Iqbal Hussein, the son of a local prostitute, is struggling to preserve the art of a bygone era. House of treasures Tucked away in Iqbal Hussein's house are treasures of Lahore's history: doors big enough for an elephant to walk through, hand-carved balconies, Hindu statues. Many art pieces are from the now ... Media files: EEAB6C31-D6C7-439C-8FC0-21A0D21ACAD7_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions