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 ...

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A one-day workshop on the dossier preparation for inscription of the Kalash Valley culture on the World Heritage List was organised at Lok Virsa on Wednesday. The event was jointly organised by the ...

Years of economic pressures and alleged forced conversions to Islam continue to pose a threat to Pakistan’s tiny Kalash minority, the only pagans in the Islamic republic. Once a large community that ...

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a workshop stressed the need for safeguarding and preservation of unique Kalash culture in Chitral district. The two-day capacity building workshop was held at Area Study Centre, ...

CHITRAL: Shamshera, a young Kalash woman, is running a shop in her native Krakal village of Bumburate valley to not only support education of her two brothers, but also meet the expenses of her house.

In a remote valley in Pakistan dozens of Kalash minority women dance to celebrate spring's arrival — but as a gaggle of men scramble to catch them on camera, the community warns an influx of domestic ...

The Kalash people celebrate their annual Joshi (spring) festival with dancing and wine A liberal outlook and festivals where social norms are turned upside down set the Kalash people of north-western ...

Navratri is a time of devotion, renewal, and spiritual energy. Performing Kalash Sthapana with faith and preparation sets a powerful tone for the days ahead. With all the right items in place and puja ...

A row over a teenager girl's religious conversion has sparked clashes in the Chitral region in north-west Pakistan. The teenager, named as Rina, is from the Kalash minority, a tribe which worships ...

A liberal outlook and festivals where social norms are turned upside down set the Kalash people of north-western Pakistan apart from the rest of the country. But their culture is under threat as ...