Ishkar, a London hub for Afghan crafts

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Columbia Road in east London is home to many emporia. But in Ishkar the wares have a richer backstory than most. The delicate gold necklaces, heavy cotton shirts and hand-knotted rugs are arranged with panels revealing their origins in Afghanistan or Pakistan. “Our goal is simply to place the artisans we work with on the same pedestal as artist-makers in the UK,”…