The name “Hindu Kush” carries a weight that transcends geography; it is a name etched in the frost of history and the collective memory of a civilization. According to the 14th-century Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, who crossed these treacherous peaks around 1333 AD, the literal translation of the name is “Hindu-Slayer” or “Hindu-Killer” (Hindu-kush). In his famous travelogue, the Rihla, Battuta provides a somber explanation for this chilling title. He writes that the mountains were named so bec

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