But the Kalash does not believe in divine books and messengers. That belief makes them “kafirs” or infidels in the eyes of Muslim communities, say critics, which has triggered the race for ...

In the end the Kalash and the Burusho are the best refutation of the "blondes going extinct meme." The meme posits that the European physical characteristics par excellence are becoming submerged in a ...

For Wazir Kalash, Athanassios Lerounis was a godsend whose charity work largely addressed the socio-economic woes and reasons forcing Kalasha people to leave their unique ancient values and belief ...

For centuries, the Kalash community has lived trouble-free alongside their Muslim neighbors. But all that changed last week when a 15-year-old girl wandered away from her family and ended up at an ...

Unfortunately, according to a survey conducted by an NGO, the Kalash population decreased from 10,000 inhabitants in 1951 to 3,700 in 2010, motivating conservation experts, development workers and ...

On Thursday evening, CM Yogi Adityanath installed the ceremonial Kalash amidst Vedic chants in the Shaktipeeth located on the first floor of the Gorakhnath monastery.

Kalash women move to ‘Bashali' during menstruation and child birth because they are considered impure during this time. Bashali, also known as Bashaleni, is like a maternity home which is built ...

Nestled in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains, the remote Kalash valley is a popular tourist destination. But a recent attack by Taliban militants has left people living there afraid for their future.

CHITRAL, April 15 The festivities held to celebrate the death of a Kalash elder, Raheem Baig, continued for three days in the Bumburate valley. Mohkam Ayuni, a development worker of the valley ...